Here is the patchbox release for the rifle I was talking about. Pressing in the center of the toe plate releases the patch box catch.
(https://i.ibb.co/bmrTYkM/bottom.jpg) (https://ibb.co/yP8tKrc)
You might like to see more of this rifle. Here is the original RR with a tow worm that Jim Web made for it. He looked through all of his taps/dies and the only thing that fit the threads were a set of English taps, not sure what that means.
(https://i.ibb.co/MkvLn5B/jag.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xqkQh8F)
(https://i.ibb.co/n0zqzyt/rr-tip.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qcr7rVt)
The rifle is not signed anywhere but when I pulled the buttplate to make a copy I noticed what appears to be initials on the inside of the buttplate.
(https://i.ibb.co/Ltygx6L/j-w-stamp2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pzTKfZt)
Guess I had better show the rifle so you can see if you can place the style to the area. According to Gary Brumfield the rifle was found by someone that worked in the Williamsburg Gun shop, forgot who he said it was, I didn't recognize him. The gun supposedly came out of the area west of Salem VA which I assume would be somewhere in Augusta County VA.
It has a straight tapered barrel and appears to have the original flintlock in it.
Photo below by Mark Elloitt - Mechanicsville VA
(https://i.ibb.co/wwSZNCm/Test2-611-1024x180.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qWNLM9Q)