Finally Finished this Moravian Rifle CLOSEUP images added.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

This is my latest project and most ambitious project to date.  It is inspired my an Albrecht rifle with the two tailed dog.  I have always liked the original and wanted to do something similar. It is a .60 caliber Rice barrel.  I hope to test it out this weekend and then I will put it on the market.








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Cory Joe Stewart

[greybeard]

Good job Corey!   Bob

[rich pierce]

Love those big, early Moravian rifles. Nice work. Would love to see more close ups.

[oldtravler61]

  Well done Cory. Oldtravler

[smart dog]

Nice Cory!!

dave

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Thanks everyone.  I am going to try and get some better pictures and some close ups later today.

Cory Joe Stewart

[Chowmi]

Nicely done Cory!

I've always liked that rifle as well.  I've been debating making that same rifle!

Please do post more pictures!

Norm

[BOB HILL]

Looks good from here. Has that believable look.     Bob

[Shreckmeister]

I was just looking at the Moravian book the other day.  One of my favorites and you did it justice.  Very cool.

[hanshi]

You did an excellent job on that rifle!  I like it.

[Joe S.]

Very nice,looks the part

[Cory Joe Stewart]

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[rich pierce]

I can see one of the pictures. Hey, replace that jag with a proper worm! 

(Now I can see all the pictures, and like it!)

[Cory Joe Stewart]

I can see one of the pictures. Hey, replace that jag with a proper worm! 

Lesson Learned (Don't let Rich see the cleaning jag.)

[PPatch]

LOVE that carving behind the cheek piece Cory. Nice firearm, I like what you did with the patch box also.

dave

[elkhorne]

Cory,
The rifle is fantastic! Love your carving behind the cheekpiece especially. The matchbox is very nicely executed and, not in any way, your run-of-the-mill wooden patchbox. I love those early rifles and you did a great job. Keep it up and maybe one of these days, you will catch up with Mike Brooks!
elkhorne

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Mike Brooks is one of my heroes. 

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

That's pretty neat Cory!  There's lots to like in this rifle.
If you want to keep the jag (don't listen to Rich) drill and tap a hole into the end grain of the forward end of the box, and thread the jag into it.  It'll keep the jag from rattling around.  I use a chequering file and knurl the jag proper, so turning it into the wood is easy.

[n stephenson]

Cory, I really like your rifle. You did a nice job!!. It looks like a cool old original rifle. GOOD WORK!!!!   Nate

[Bigmon]

Can't really see all that well. Is that a Queen Anne sized lock or is that rifle so big that it is a Chambers  early English size??
Very nice rifle, I too am hooked on the big early rifles.

[Cory Joe Stewart]

Can't really see all that well. Is that a Queen Anne sized lock or is that rifle so big that it is a Chambers  early English size??
Very nice rifle, I too am hooked on the big early rifles.

It is the Early English lock.  I debated using it and going with a more Germanic lock.  I decided to go ahead and use it because it is what I had on hand.  Plus since I was not trying to make an exact copy it worked. 

Cory Joe Stewart

[Jeff Stewart]

Cory- I've always loved that original and really like your interpretation.  You captured the spirit.  Your incised carving under the cheek piece really gives it a fractur type flavor to me.

[rick/pa]

Very well done. I really like those early Moravian rifles.

[t.caster]

Cory- I've always loved that original and really like your interpretation.  You captured the spirit.  Your incised carving under the cheek piece really gives it a fractur type flavor to me.

That's what I was going to say!
Early style, big bore, folksy old look to it....what's not to like!

Tom C