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Online BigSkyRambler

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Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« on: March 14, 2023, 01:40:21 AM »
Got this rifle today and it is really cool. It is a .50 smooth rifle converted from flint to percussion in a novel way. Lock stamoed H. LECHLER. Looks to be a potential shooter, too. Anyone have any information on Lechler?






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Offline Dobyns

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Re: Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2023, 01:50:25 AM »
Lechler seems to have been trained in Lancaster, but shows up in the Carlisle. Cumberland Couty tax roles 1797-1843.

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Re: Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2023, 02:01:56 AM »

Lechler is a well known rifle stocker. For additional info see the link below.

https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=68360.msg684241#msg684241
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Re: Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2023, 02:33:26 AM »
Usually when you see this type of conversion it is done rather crudely. This one is done with finesse. I like it.
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Re: Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2023, 02:46:07 AM »
Yep. Others I have seen just have a crude striker in the jaws.

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Re: Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2023, 03:12:18 PM »
Barrel is stamped what appears to be W. PANNEPACKER near breech under wood. Anyone have any information on a W. Pannepacker?


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Re: Novel Flint to Percussion Rifle
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2023, 12:43:49 AM »
Henry Lechler worked in Carlisle in the first quarter of the 1800s; he made very fine rifles, but doesn't get near the credit he deserves for his work, in my opinion. Pennepacker, also Pannebecker, was a barrel maker and a fine gun maker as well. Nice find you have made; thank you of posting the photos of your fine rifle. Best conversion that I can recall seeing.
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