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Longrifles of Note - J Fenimore Cooper rifle

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lexington1:
On page 146 of George Shumway's Longrifle Articles published in Muzzle Blasts 1965-2001, Vol. 2, is an early rifle. What are your ideas on this rifle? I'm not interested in the 'J Fenimore Cooper' inscribed on the buttplate, but what of it overall? American or German? George mentions that it has an American Maple stock. Just throwing it out there for discussion. Does anyone know of a better set of pictures for it? I would love to see the cheekpiece side of it.

WESTbury:
For those of us that are new to longrifles and do not have Shumway's book, can you post some pictures?

rich pierce:
I don’t have a full length view. Might be made here; might be made there. It looks more like fruitwood to me.

Robert Wolfe:
Thanks Rich, I've only seen black and white's of it. Interesting
 

lexington1:
Awesome Rich! Thank you very much.

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