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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Daniel on March 18, 2019, 10:56:46 PM

Title: Smooth bore
Post by: Daniel on March 18, 2019, 10:56:46 PM

s there such a piece as a Tennessee smooth rifle?
Or just early Southern smoothbores/

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: rich pierce on March 19, 2019, 04:25:35 PM

There is such a thing nowadays. Smooth rifles are in vogue now. The challenge in identifying which originals that are smooth now, were made that way, remains. If it has set triggers, it seems certain to me it was rifled originally.

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: smokinbuck on March 19, 2019, 04:52:21 PM

Don't know about Tennessee guns but I have a smooth "rifle" made by Charles Seibert in Ohio around 1870. It has all the architecture of a 1/2 stock rifle with sights and is approx 28 gauge.
Mark

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: Daniel on March 19, 2019, 11:14:21 PM

Thanks guys. That's what I thought , but not what I hoped.

Daniel

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: Arnie Dowd on March 19, 2019, 11:24:34 PM

Daniel --   I do not know how many were "built" as "Smooth Rifles" but one I do truly believe was built as such is the "Whale Rifle" by Berryman H. Compton.  It is a perfect .54 caliber with a single trigger.  There was a recent thread on here (its still on the front page toward the bottom) in which I give all the physical characteristics inc the details about the muzzle of the barrel.  Hope this adds to the discussion. 
Arnie

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: rich pierce on March 20, 2019, 10:28:57 PM

Here’s one of my relics.  Not sure the guard is original.  No buttplate, long thimbles.


(https://i.ibb.co/cbw2XsG/5-C1-D0-B54-34-A3-4074-AC4-E-47-BF2-D5-E98-CF.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4s24g06)

(https://i.ibb.co/wh4JgXW/089-D2374-1-A4-C-4017-A9-AD-14529-DEC8-AE7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5hLY4y8)

(https://i.ibb.co/52C38Bx/317-F87-D3-031-B-44-D4-9-D39-3655664-C3356.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XV6PsSk)

(https://i.ibb.co/hdpzVwd/21126-ADE-F53-B-4-D97-84-E1-9-BE3697-A0-EF1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qgbQpVg)

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: Daniel on March 20, 2019, 11:34:03 PM

That is sweet. Thank you for sharing.

Daniel

Title: Re: Smooth bore
Post by: rich pierce on March 21, 2019, 12:06:10 AM

Quote from: Daniel on March 20, 2019, 11:34:03 PM

That is sweet. Thank you for sharing.

Daniel

Thanks. Darn thing cost me a hundred dollars.  ;D. Some think I over paid!  It would cost me that much to get the guard forged, I figure.