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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: JHeath on November 15, 2022, 03:12:26 AM

Title: Three patchboxes, no waiting
Post by: JHeath on November 15, 2022, 03:12:26 AM

English auction site, turned up an American back-action halfstock with three patchboxes:

https://www.andrewbottomley.com/x-x-x-sold-x-x-x--unusual-american-pensylvania-percussion-plains-rifle-with-3-patch-boxes-dating-3-p.asp

Inspiring. My next project will be a southern mountain rifle with three tallow holes.

Note also the buttplate heel.

(https://i.ibb.co/f1JDDrs/4-CE7122-F-9539-4-D9-C-93-AF-C1-ABDD8-A9-C8-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kHZmmqt)

(https://i.ibb.co/s5Wppnn/2991-D538-066-D-4-FBD-834-F-DDC3-BEA465-E9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3fR5522)