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Hoping for information about a rifle
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Well, it's a nice, old, well-worn rifle very typical of what folks used during the 19th (and, in some areas, well into the 20th centuries) every day. The smaller caliber was also common and if it has been freshed out, it still had a lot of "life" left. The front action lock was always a percussion lock, but the barrel ..who knows, may have been converted. What I see is contemporary with it's age.
Some prefer fancy-dancy, mint, unfired engraved, elaborate patchbox rifles, I like just what you have - an honest old hog rifle we wish could talk. Fun stuff. Thanks for posting.
Some prefer fancy-dancy, mint, unfired engraved, elaborate patchbox rifles, I like just what you have - an honest old hog rifle we wish could talk. Fun stuff. Thanks for posting.
I am certainly far from being an expert, however I will throw in my 2 cents and say that to me your rifle says "southern Appalachian with a Carolina influence. And I will guess mid to late 1800's. It's the trigger guard that makes me think of the Carolinas. But being a half stock, I think it might also descend from the mid-west. The deeply curved butt plate is seen both in southern mountain/Tennessee rifles and also in "Ohio" rifles, such as the well-known "Vincent rifle".
Well, except for that trigger guard, I'm leaning more to the mid-west. The pewter nose cap is an influencer, too.
So, now let's hear from the real experts. I'm curious if I'm anywhere near correct.
Well, except for that trigger guard, I'm leaning more to the mid-west. The pewter nose cap is an influencer, too.
So, now let's hear from the real experts. I'm curious if I'm anywhere near correct.
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