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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: okawbow on February 03, 2018, 04:45:16 PM

Title: Percussion rifle
Post by: okawbow on February 03, 2018, 04:45:16 PM

The 4th gun for your viewing pleasure.


(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2FdcGFOm%2FGun_1_1.jpg&hash=434188c1965bfed94bc19c1e3058d7a95d51935c) (http://ibb.co/kCW4G6)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2Fk3FWw6%2FGun_1_2.jpg&hash=16696bfe2b5056a4fd7be530d2f37a6a17aebc74) (http://ibb.co/bvQ9im)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2FfgVyb6%2FGun_1_3.jpg&hash=81bab34977319020d3cd4da9f18999bbb53d5271) (http://ibb.co/gE5Ww6)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2Ff5Q9im%2FGun_1_4.jpg&hash=1154587aa53fadac02d57b5cd383ad93033a7f5f) (http://ibb.co/htSdb6)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.ibb.co%2FeLufpR%2FGun_1_5.jpg&hash=fb83f7e6276a6a1fd6aa59e0c082711014d23d8b) (http://ibb.co/gsUD9R)

Title: Re: Percussion rifle
Post by: Hungry Horse on February 03, 2018, 06:13:37 PM

This appears to be a modern restock of an old rifle, or a rifle built from collected antique parts. The odd 3/4 length stock detracts from the looks. It’s a shame that somebody with obviously little experience, or possibly natural talent got ahold of such a nice piece of curly maple for this project.

  Hungry Horse

Title: Re: Percussion rifle
Post by: Curt J on February 16, 2018, 08:05:46 PM

I'm not so sure that it is a modern re-stock.  While definitely a re-stock, it looks more like a 19th Century re-stock that has been cleaned a little too much. That might explain the "3/4 stock" part, as that was sometimes seen, even on original guns, by some makers.