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Offline Herb

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A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« on: December 26, 2011, 07:51:23 AM »
Last May I was asked to build a left-handed rifle.  I used a Track of the Wolf Southern Mountain pre-carved stock I'd had about 10 years, a 15/16 x 42" .50 Rice barrel and a left-hand L&R Classic lock.  A Lechler patchbox with a toeline release and combplate, silver thumbplate and pin escutcheons.  13 1/4" length of pull and a handmade single trigger.  White Lightning flash hole liner.   Blued steel parts and a weight of 10 1/2 pounds.  I was able to make only one range trip to sight it in.  The customer also bought from me a right-handed .50 flintlock with a Chambers Classic lock (much better) and a 42" B weight Rice barrel, weight 8 pounds, 2 ounces.  This is the rifle shown in my tutorial, page 2, "Cutting Sight Slots by Hand and Fitting Sights".  This was a Christmas present for his 16 year old son.  I included wool rifle cases from www.fortboone.com here in Vernal.






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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2011, 08:46:15 AM »
Very nice work, Herb!   I'll bet the recipient was one very excited 16 year-old lad on Christmas morning. :)
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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 07:33:34 PM »
Nice work Herb!!!
Gus
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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2011, 11:15:41 PM »
Sir you did some fine work there. I bet both are happy campers ;D
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Offline FALout

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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2011, 12:47:04 AM »
Both rifles are really nice,  I like the similarities, and the differences that make them both unique and individual.
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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2012, 04:37:15 PM »
Being a 'southpaw', it's not often I get to see a right/left comparison of similar pieces.
Very nice work.
Thanks for showing.
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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2012, 08:26:23 PM »
Very nice!  That's a lot of difference in weight........ 
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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2012, 04:42:30 PM »
Very nice Herb! Except for a couple of minor differences they almost look like mirror images of each other! Definitely a pair to be proud of!

I'm sure the son was beside himself with getting a gift like that!
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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2012, 04:56:55 PM »
A very nice job on both of them!

Your right hand gun has almost an identical patchbox to that on one of my oldest rifles!

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Re: A Left and a Right- .50 Lancaster Flintlocks
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2012, 07:59:27 PM »
Nice, Herb.  I really like that right handed rifle's lines.
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