My Current Project

[t.caster]

I may be a little late to the table in posting this rifle that I started sometime in April, and then I got a lot of other projects to do first. I had a couple page list of things to do this spring (as always) including, installing a new Chassis Engineering Inc. rear suspension kit on my 1946 Ford Coupe, and it actually works good after about 200 miles on it. Then I had to build 3 new 12' high columns for the front of my house and install them, trim moulding, caulk and paint them. Made a new center console for my '46 Coupe. Yard work...yada yada yada! I guess I haven't visited here as much as I like lately!
This is going to be similar to the "Free Born" rifle RCA #114 and I will offer it for sale here when completed. I don't know when that will be because I just got an order to build a similar one scaled down in size for one of the ladies in our club, without a patchbox or carving and iron mounted.
I have a Coleraine .54 x 38" C wt barrel installed and a Chambers Dale Johnson lock for it.













Today is so hot outside I thought I would cool off in front of the computer

[greybeard]

Interesting grain in that wood. Should be a beauty!
Bob

[Mike Brooks]

Looks a little on the square side to me.

Should be a great gun to copy, I'm sure it will be an interesting gun to build.

[KC]

That's going to be one good looking rifle. I look forward to seeing more.

[Ky-Flinter]

That's going to be cool Tom.  Who made the trigger?  Did the original gun have a set trigger?  Looking forward to seeing her come together.

-Ron

[Swampwalker]

Outstanding, I always liked that rifle, and I can't recall anyone doing one similar.  Has a great patchbox and interesting somewhat awkward carving.  The lock if I recall, is a large Ketland-style English lock, so I'm curious about your lock choice. 

[smallpatch]

I believe Mr Brooks has built one.  Maybe he will post photos?

[t.caster]

I am not going to do a "bench copy" so the DJ lock was pretty close in profile, and I usually reshape the plate so it does look like the original. Now that I see the similarity to the early Ketland with a bridle on the frizzen, I might buy one of those for this. I DO want this to look more Carolina than Pennsylvania.

The trigger looks like a simple single one, but it has a LONG guard opening like a dbl. set would have and a very long tricker plate. I would like to see a better pic from underneath to see if there is a slot in the plate for a set tricker. It may have been changed over the years. I am more inclined to put a dbl set on this than the single set anyway. Time will tell!

I saw a pic of one of these that Jud Brennan build (not a bench copy either) and he engrave the scripture on the side plate instead of the patchbox.