Short Rifle

[Avlrc]

At first glance, it reminds me of some of those Lancaster-made short militia rifles.  English Lock.  Definitely given its life to many causes.  Any info on this piece? I am not bidding, just curious what it is?
https://www.proxibid.com/Antique-D-Bailey-Pennsylvania-Rifle-C/lotInformation/95495715

[mesabi]

Based on the one J. Bailey I can find in Birmingham active from 1838 to 1852, I'm guessing that someone had a collection of parts of various backgrounds that they assembled into a firearm.

[Avlrc]

@ Mesabi , Doesn't the lock and rifle look a little earlier than that?  Could have added that lock later, but it sure fits nicely.

[JTR]

That 7 groove rifling looks just like the rifling my old Jacob Dickert rifle had!
Seems to me, that was pretty common rifling for the period. Not that the rifle is a Dickert, just similar rifling.

[rich pierce]

Many features are compatible with a much earlier date of manufacture. That doesn’t mean it was made much earlier, I guess.

[Bill Paton]

Seven lands like many Kentucky rifles, not Whitworth style hexagonal rifling as the discription says.

Bill Paton

[Avlrc]

I think the lock, barrel & stock looks about 1790-1810. I also believe that stock butt has a hint of Lancaster.  I would be interested in finding out where, who, and how.