Any photos of southern rifles with L & R Bailes lock?

[webradbury]

As the title says. I can't decide if the curve at the bottom will be good or bad. I don't want to get halfway through a build and decide I don't like it. Will

[okawbow]

I made a .30 cal. Soddy with a 3/4" barrel, using that lock. One of my favorite rifles.

P2120645 by okawbow, on Flickr

[webradbury]

That doesn't look bad at all! Thanks for that!

[Majorjoel]

 

[Bob Roller]

I made a .30 cal. Soddy with a 3/4" barrel, using that lock. One of my favorite rifles.

P2120645 by okawbow, on Flickr

That is a fine looking Southern rifle.That L&R lock looks fine and another would be the Chambers late
Ketland.If they weren't so labor intensive I had thought about making a few of the Ketlands like I made
years ago for the "Flint"Hawken makers.

Bob Roller

[Robby]

[David Rase]

[webradbury]

Robby, what caliber is that rifle? That barrel looks tiny! Very nice, is that walnut? Will

[Robby]

The top one is .50, 50" barrel, walnut stock, and a very good shooter, the lower one is a .36, 42" barrel, hard maple stock, and is a consistent and exceptionally accurate shooter.
Robby

[Dennis Glazener]

The second rifle from the top in the above photo has an L & R Balies lock. Back in 2005 I came across an old Gillespie barrel with the dolls head tang still in it, so I built a rifle for one of my Gillespie family cousins. I am not sure (too long ago) but I think the lock in the top rifle is a Cochran, I remember I had to do a lot of work on it including bushing the tumbler shaft!



Same rifle with the Balies lock (top rifle) you can get a look at the original tang that was in this barrel. Its shaped like a few other Gillespie tangs but not all of theirs looked like this on.

[Daryl]

I have a Bailes Lock'd Gun - but it's on this thing.;

[webradbury]

That "thing" looks very nice!

[David Rase]

I have a Bailes Lock'd Gun - but it's on this thing.;

There's always one in every crowd! 
David

[Robby]

I have a Bailes Lock'd Gun - but it's on this thing.;

Yes, but is it 'rifled'?
Robby

[oldtravler61]

  Daryl even I know that's not a rifle.
  But none the less a fine looking short gun. Oldtravler

[Robin Henderson]

The little .40 caliber I just cobbled together.

[Marcruger]

Doesn't look very "cobbled" from the photo.  :-)  For a cobbler, you make a nice looking rifle.   :-D  God Bless,  Marc

[Daryl]

Yes Robby- both barrels. The octagonal bl. is .45 and 18" twist and the bright .53 has 60" twist.
The .45 barrel is now a caplock with a drum and nipple and percussion Bailes lock. Makes a nice convertible piece.

[webradbury]

Daryl, is that silver hardware?

[Robby]

Either way Daryl, They are nice looking pistols!
Robin

[hanshi]

That Tn SMR sure does look nice.  Curious, however; None of the other photos show up on my screen.  How are they posted??

[Ted Kramer]

Here's one on a TN rifle I built in 2011. BBL is a 7/8".

[sqrldog]

Nice rifle Ted. I like a slender southern rifle.