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Title: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: gibster on August 10, 2015, 03:18:51 AM

Just looking for some opinions on this. I have my own but just curious as to what some of you might think.  If you want particulars on the rifle, let me know.

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Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Ryan McNabb on August 10, 2015, 06:40:13 AM

The answer to your original question is "yes"...one of those three.   ;D. If I had to bet I'd saw SW VA.  The trigger guard and the cheek piece and tailpiece make me think along those lines. 

Where was it found?  That's probably close to where it was made.

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Sequatchie Rifle on August 10, 2015, 11:22:13 AM

"Feels" more like SW VA, but certainly one of the 3 (TN, NC, SW VA).  I like it.  How long is the barrel, what caliber is it?  Thanks for sharing the photos.

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Bob Roller on August 10, 2015, 01:31:21 PM

I have no idea as to locale but I like it. Someone,somewhere made a serious flintlock hunting rifle and did a good job. It shows a lot of honest,normal wear and good workmanship.I like that lock and I think when chosen for this gun it was with the idea that it would not be taken out of the woods with a broken cock.

Bob Roller

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Ryan McNabb on August 10, 2015, 03:23:42 PM

Tip O' The Hat to the dozen or so people over the last 150 years who could have converted it to percussion and didn't.

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: gibster on August 11, 2015, 04:57:28 AM

Sequatchie Rifle - The barrel is 46 1/4-inches long and mikes out to .355 caliber at the bore.

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Don Steele on August 11, 2015, 12:53:12 PM

That is a dandy alright. 46 1/4 " bbl...!!! Awesome.
Does the unusually "Beefy" cock provide any clues...????

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Mark Elliott on August 12, 2015, 07:04:06 AM

I would guess one of the Washington counties (VA/TN).  ;)

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: bgf on August 18, 2015, 01:16:44 AM

Quote from: Mark Elliott on August 12, 2015, 07:04:06 AM

I would guess one of the Washington counties (VA/TN).  ;)

Aka Washington Co., NC, in between :).  Seriously, it has lots of TN characteristics, but several vestigial SW Va. references. 

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Molly on August 21, 2015, 01:30:10 AM

Why not SC?  Every time i see one with a forward curve to the rear of the guard people seem to say, South Carolina!  But I don't know!  And I have seen a side "plate" like that somewhere before as well. ??

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Mark Elliott on August 21, 2015, 07:37:34 PM

A number of S.W. VA guns have the forward pointing grip rail spur.   I always considered it a VA feature. ;)

Title: Re: North Carolina or Tennessee? Or do you think SW Virgina?
Post by: Molly on August 21, 2015, 08:48:33 PM

Mark:  Now that's an interesting observation.  Having looked through catalogues of suppliers in the process of considering the many guns being built that I have, it seems to me that this specific feature most often, if not always, carries a SC designation.  Never recall seeing it called a VA or SW VA feature.  But you are the expert and as they say, the expert knows best.