Nelson Lewis Target Rifle

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win70chris

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This is my Nelson Lewis of New York target rifle. He believe it is from the 1850’s and is in pretty good shape. Wish I could know everywhere it has been. The bore cleaned up well, it’s a .40 caliber.
 

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If you are going to shoot it, best to just go on and replace the nipple. You will not find a modern production cap that fits an antique nipple well.

Lewis built rifles in Troy, NY.

I am pretty sure that every one of his rifles had a gain twist barrel. Pretty cool feature, I would check to make sure.
 
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