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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Carper on July 27, 2024, 12:39:58 AM
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These rifles were made by my family in what is now Raleigh Co.WV. Likely 1850 ish to 1880’s. Look at the lock molding . Or more important the lack of It. The rear and lower edges at the lock just smoothly taper into the overall stock geometry. A smooth transition line all the way to the but plate. So instead of a wide butt tapering out up the stock the plate is the narrowest part of the Butt stock. It’s actually pretty fetching. I wonder if some of you , who are familiar with the various schools , could tell me where they might have seen this geometry on a particular older school of rifles. I’d be surprised if they came up with this but it’s different than about all other western Virginia makers that I have had a chance to hold.
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