I am interested in finding out if we have credible examples of Virginia/Pennsylvania schools of rifles during the approximate period of 1740-1780 that used steel hardware versus brass. As an example, I have never seen a Lancaster or York school rifle with steel hardware. Would either be historically credible with steel hardware? And I'm not just talking about a one off, was it done, but just not to the extent of brass? How about the firearms of New England? Was brass just that much more common, available and less expensive to produce?
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