Nice piece just hit the shop

[WKevinD]

This was just brought in (last week) from a guy that picked it up at auction. Needed a little love but overall in pretty nice shape. No makers marks inside or out but I really like the simplicity of it's adornments.
.45 caliber, 37" barrel.

Kevin

[120RIR]

Nice "folksy" motifs.  Some appear reminiscent of the classic Pennsylvania German designs - tulips and the like.  I'd be interested to hear what others have to say about the rifle's origins.

[mr. no gold]

Nice rifle! Thank you for bringing it here for us to see. Can't see all the details, but it has a 'Huntingdon County' look to it. The PB design and the butt plate finial suggest that origin. Don't recall seeing many from there that had carving, so I may be a bit off on my conjecture,
Again, thank you
Dick 

[Buck]

Dick,

I agree - the forward trigger along with the patch box made me think the same thing. I had a rifle similar to this made by J.H. Hoffman who dabbled in rifle building.

Nice rifle - thanks for posting.

Buck

[hornturner]

This rilfle looks like an S.M. Shillito to me.  See similar rifle is the Bill Bowers book.

[WKevinD]

I'm not familiar with the Bill Bowers book , Title, publisher???
Kevin

[WKevinD]

I just googled SM Shillito This rifle is definately by either father SM Shillito or son, no signature but style and form are a match.

Thanks,
Kevin

[Kevin]

I'm not familiar with the Bill Bowers book , Title, publisher???
Kevin

Book title is Gunsmiths of Pen-Mar-Va 1790-1840 authored by William S. Bowers.  Published in 1979 by Irwinton Publishers, Mercersburg, PA

Kevin

[WKevinD]

I'm not familiar with the Bill Bowers book , Title, publisher???
Kevin

Book title is Gunsmiths of Pen-Mar-Va 1790-1840 authored by William S. Bowers.  Published in 1979 by Irwinton Publishers, Mercersburg, PA

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin