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  1. godutch

    The Rifle Shoppe

    I'd be curious to know what it is. I built two British light inf. rifles years ago for re-enacting friends here in the north east. They were 1776 British Rifles, series 509. Thanks.
  2. godutch

    Wallflower guns

    PIKER'S ! I've got my first 'attempt' from 1967 still. Probably last fired in the early 70's. AND. I still have the 1967 Dixie Gunworks Cat. from then, #117 that I bought the parts from. It's a .32 flint with Douglas bbl. and Russ Hamm lock. A short time back there was a thread here about...
  3. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Rice, .54, 38" Early American. There are some other stats I put up in a prior post if you page back on this thread if interested. Thanks...!
  4. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    I want to sincerely thank all you guys who've liked and posted such nice comments. Sincerely. When I put my creature up here I just thought it'd be fun as something 'off the wall' for everybody, and I guess that part worked out. I'm pleased as punch that so many of you got some entertainment...
  5. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Pietro said the same thing a couple of days ago. I told him It was shipped and he should go stand in the driveway to meet the del. truck so he didn't miss it. That was two days ago. 'Haven't heard from him since. 'Hope it's not raining where he lives. :)
  6. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Thanks Nor Cal, I've done the same thing looking at other guy's work. 'Just never pictured myself on the receiving end ! Cheers
  7. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Thanks. The bathroom scale method says it weighs 8.2# (?) 'Not sure I trust that. Cal. is .54 38" bbl
  8. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Thanks, one thing about one off/oddball guns like this is that while they may not be the prettiest girl in the room, they do catch and hold attention for a little bit. Plus, if you're the builder, you don't have to work at re-inventing someone else's wheel. :cool:
  9. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    'Shipped it out this AM. Like I said, it came out too dark and I don't like it. Go stand in the driveway so you don't miss the del. truck. 'Should be there any minute! :cool:
  10. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    NB, that t/guard come from Mike Brooks, also TRS has the one I did yrs. ago, series 672 TG1. Mike's is sand cast, TRS's is wax cast. Note: I changed the finials on mine so don't let that throw you if you're checking into Mikes and mine looks different.
  11. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Ten thousand Thank You's to everyone for the likes and comments ! Some questions were asked so I'll add some build info. Bbl. = Rice, Early American, C wght., .54 cal., Lock = Chambers Round Face Eng., trigger and plate = Issac Haines TOW, Buttplate = BP1 series 672, TRS, The t/guard...
  12. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Here's a pic of the pattern and it's precarve at the beggining.
  13. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    'Neglected to mention that in the pics of the bottom of the rifle that piece of 'driftwood' is actually a hunk of old rotten pier from the Hudson. To it's left almost out of the one pic is a brick from Bannerman's Island Arsenal that sits in Newburgh bay. My hometown. Like I said, we have no...
  14. godutch

    No Such Rifle !

    Yes Gents, there is no historical basis whatever for this flight of fancy, so, 'tongue in cheek' is the approach we'll be using. OK ? It's a rifle made here in the Hudson River Valley, 3rd or 4th qtr. 18c. A customer walks into an old Dutch gun builders shop with a rifle bbl. and wants a gun...
  15. godutch

    Goex vs. Swiss in Pedersoli .45 Frontier Rifle

    Thanks for sharing this info.
  16. godutch

    Thoughts on long-barreled smoothbores

    Yikes ! Now that's a long HVF! 'Love it.
  17. godutch

    Thoughts on long-barreled smoothbores

    My long smoothbore bbls. came form Ben Coogle back in the 90's. Ben's since retired some years back so that's a dead end sorry to say.
  18. godutch

    M.I.A.

    That's OK, thanks for helping out this far. It's appreciated ! Cheers, Fred
  19. godutch

    M.I.A.

    Thanks, I did find it by doing as you guy's said by going back into my own 'posts'. 'Problem is, if doing a search on HVF's on the builders bench it doesn't show and isn't of any help to anyone as such, which was the original intent of the thread. Using just a Hudson Valley Fowler search I...
  20. godutch

    M.I.A.

    What happened to the Hudson Valley Fowler's builders nook I put up some time back ? There was a good start on useful info there and now I can't fine it anymore. (?)
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