I appreciate all of the kind words lads...but now I will need to go and buy some new hats...my old ones won't fit anymore.
In my reference material, there are two pistols by Verner that are listed as single pistols, but they are identical as far as I can tell. I suspect they were a pair that became separated at some time in their history. The originals were .54 cal smoothbores and there was no rear sight, but being the competitive shooter I am, that wouldn't work for me. I had John Getz make mine .50 cal and rifled with a 1:25" twist, and I installed a rear sight in the Bucks/Lehigh Co. traditional style. I can use the same ball in both my rifle and now my pistol.
I hadn't even finished browning the barrel, rear sight, plug and trigger plate, for the pistol, when I started my next build. I don't have any trouble staying at home these days. It's a .25 Cal squirrel rifle in the style of Thomas Allison from Western PA. A few years ago, I bought a Rayle barrel inlet into a nice piece of colourful wallynut, from Chris Laubach..I'm sure he wondered what ever became of that set. That barrel is almost an inch at the breech, swamped and 44" long. It will not be a light rifle. The first thing I did when the wood and barrel arrived was to make two 1/4" ramrods for it, and bought a 5# box of .250 buckshot. That's about 1500 rounds that I don't have to cast. It should get me through the summer. Unfortunately squirrels here are fur bearing protected animals, unless you're a trapper, so I'll have to satisfy myself with virtual squirrel hunting (steel).
I'll take some pics of the two Verner creations together and post them later today.
