Pattern wanted, ideas needed

[Gaeckle]

I have a 34 inch smooth bore barrel, an original, bore is very good. It's been breeched, have a breech plug. I have a slab of walnut that I got from Ron Scott, it's a second, nothing fancy, grain favors a wrist. Got locks, got antique hardware: butplates and trigger guards.

What I'm looking for are ideas, patterns. I have patterns but they are for percussion rifles, southern styles, Lancaster stuff. I am thinking in terms of trade gun, fusil, short barreled woods thumper. I think the barrel is close to 12 Guage, but I'd have to measure.

[rich pierce]

Another good option for a short, big bore smoothbore is a cavalry carbine. Check out Jim Mullin’s book Of Sorts for Provincials. There are several in there. The Rifle Shoppe has a couple cool examples.

[Mike Brooks]

Let me see your hardware options. That will probably dictate what you should build.

[Gaeckle]

Let me see your hardware options. That will probably dictate what you should build.

If the hardware options don't  jive, I can always get some of your stuff. I need to  dig it out and take pics

[Gaeckle]

Here are butplates and trigger guards, all old antiques

[Mike Brooks]

You'll be doing an english fowling gun in walnut post 1800, either 1/2 stock or full stock. I'd like to borrow that acorn finial trigger guard to make some castings off of. In fact, What ever parts you decide to use I could make castings of so you don't have to use the original parts....I always keep original parts as study pieces. Of course I'm a little odd too.

[Goo]

I think you should build a Dutch or Hudson valley but the barrel might be too short.

[Mike Brooks]

And the hardware would be completely wrong.

[Not English]

I'd take Mike up on his offer. I think his advice about English is probably spot on as well. They look very English to me as well.