Sparks in the pan are better than a thick frizzen.
Back to the original- maybe show some shots of your bench copy, Tom? A plain Rev War period rifle, very curly maple, spliced repaired buttstock, cheekpiece shaped like the Brass Barreled rifle, dolphin nosed comb, sideplate like RCA 124 Virginia rifle, tang carving like a Reading rifle, sliding wooden patchbox with resdue in the cavity, .54 caliber swamped barrel, that fine lock, buttplate with little curvature, no restoration done or needed. Expertly shaped by a bold hand. Would have been a cool rifle for RCA volume 2 IMHO as it is a real character piece, but it is almost undecorated, and unknown.
