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Offline Clark Badgett

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A couple of Tennessee rifles (more added 4-7-22)
« on: April 10, 2021, 01:25:50 AM »
Just returned from a family visit/ job interview in Tulsa, OK. Stopped by the JM Davis museum in Claremore while I was there. Took some pictures of a couple of interesting rifles. Sorry but the full length panoramic shots didn’t turn out very good at all, but I did get some decent shots of the butts and lock areas.








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Offline Cades Cove Fiddler

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2021, 04:43:17 AM »
 :) :)... thanx, Clark,.. hard to get good photos from glass display cases,... !!! ... not bad pix however,... so the Wm Douglas has a silver patch-box added ,... the B. Bean has a funny lock area, non-typical barrel tang, and a non-typical comb area,... maybe a re-stock,..? ... how about that bottom rifle with long, "over-the-comb" popsicle tang,.... open, great cigar patch-box and great upper East  Tennessee trigger-guard,...?  ... I can't read the display description card,... any info on that one,...? ... thanx for posting pix and info,... regards,... CCF   

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2021, 02:33:43 PM »
And by chance did you get a picture of that Douglas with the silver patch box?  Would like to see a picture of the lock area and trigger gaurd if you have it.
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2021, 05:43:06 PM »
Unfortunately it seems both the bottom Tennessee and the silver patch boxed rifle escaped my attention. I’ll have to remember to get pictures my next trip out there
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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2021, 11:34:50 PM »
  Clark that top pi c.f.true of the butt plate. Sure looks to me as a Soddy. Sure would like to see that rifle...  Oldtravler

Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2021, 09:53:37 PM »
Never fear. If I get the job I interviewed for I’ll be back out there within a month. If I don’t, I’ll be back there sometime this summer. Every time I visit family, I take the short drive over there and look at all those guns. I walked through fast and was still in there for 2 hours.

There are lots of muzzleloaders in that place.
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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2022, 03:53:14 AM »
More Davis museum pictures. Took me a year but I made it back. Not real sure this is southern but it looks the part and has a neat patch and cap box and a rounded end nipple drum.











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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles more added 4-7-22
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2022, 03:59:49 AM »
A few more of the W. Douglas from the first picture. It’s had the BA lock replaced with a smaller version and the silver patch box added.








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Offline Clark Badgett

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Re: A couple of Tennessee rifles more added 4-7-22
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2022, 04:04:41 AM »
The over the comb tang, open patch box rifle barely visible in the original post.












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