Does anyone have an original longrifle with checkered wrists? My dad had one that was probably a buck and ball rifle that I am trying to recreate. The flintlock rifle had a horn nosecap, brass thimbles, brass buttplate, no carving, no patchbox. It did have a raised cheepiece. The sights were very low and as a youngster growing up I had no trouble finding the front sliver in the notched rear sight. (I don't know what these eyes today would see through those sights!) Dad never took a picture of it and it got away from me some years ago when my dad divided up his guns. My hope is to build another version of the original. By the way, my dad had the barrel sleeved 20 years ago, so the rifle I am making won't be a smoothbore. The finished product hopefully will be similar to the rifle when my dad last had it. It was SO sweet to put up to your shoulder!! Any ideas about a possible origin or photos would really be appreciated. The original reminds me a lot of the rifle that is above the AmericanLongrifles.com logo at the top of the homepage. I look forward you your help. Thanks in advance.
