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Offline Hurricane ( of Virginia)

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ALR Museum: Henry Green from Illinois.....a very short longrifle
« on: March 27, 2009, 07:01:31 PM »
Why do you think this gun was made? Do you have or have you seen another with this short architecture??

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?board=142.0

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Offline Curt J

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Re: ALR Museum: Henry Green from Illinois.....a very short longrifle
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2009, 12:09:35 AM »
This is an amazing little gun. It dates from around 1850, and shows signs of use. If anyone is aware of another original longrifle this small, I'd love to hear about it. One can only speculate about why it was made and who it was made for.
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