Mark, the owner of the rifle used to be a work acquaintenance of mine, about 20 years ago. I'll check the phone book to see if he is still around.... don't know, since he was about 350 lbs. in those days, not built to survive old age well. But I'll see if the gun is still around, or if his wife still lives at their old address.
What I recall of the rifle, which really caught my eye back in those days (before I discovered that early guns from Kentucky are the neatest ones around... chuckle, chuckle), is the following:
1. Stock, very much PA, pretty straight butt lines, no pronounced Roman nose or obvious upper susquahanna butt details. All original dark finish, good curly maple, forestock molding
2. original full length barrel, but only about 40 inches, not too long.
3. originally flint, Germanic lock, converted to percusison.
4. full brass box, but don't remember its design.
5. small silver fish inlays along the forestock at wedge locations.
6. I think I recall the bore was pretty good size, maybe around .45
I'll check on it Saturday, and see if I can run it down.
Shelby Gallien
