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The Model 1817 is normally referred to as the “Common Rifle” by both collectors and historians. I understand that it derived its name while being manufactured simultaneously with the Hall’s Rifle. The 1817 was the more "common" of the two, the Hall being a breechloading weapon. There was...

http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/us_arms/(526_A).htm

I understand that The Rifle Shoppe has stopped building rifles and will be supplying parts and kits only.

I think TRS prefers to do business over the phone rather than by email. I have four of their rifles including three builds done by them. I've never had any problems with them and consider the wait times to be normal. I'm in the US.

The 1:66 twist was chosen by The Rifle Shoppe for its inherent accuracy. Even if you specify the more original 1/120 rate, you're not going to get a true Ordnance pattern barrel.

http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/us_arms/(935).htm

Old discussion, I know. Nevertheless, rifle #15 exists, and it has the early, pre-series characteristics described in the article.

https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2008-B97-U-S-Model-1803-Prototype-Rifle.pdf

My own early M1803 replica, built by The Rifle Shoppe: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/pics-the-rifle-shoppe-m1800-harpers-ferry-rifle.124135/

Great read posted below, if you have not yet seen it: https://greatwar.com/wwi-links/lewis-and-clark-short-rifle/

Obituary John P. Bosh, 58, of McKeon Drive, North Attleboro, passed on August 11, 2012 in Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro. He was the beloved husband of Diane (DeCristofaro) Bosh with whom he celebrated 40 years of marriage. Born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 11, 1953, he was the...

Here's a link to a You Tube video about one man's journey to the acquisition of a Rifle Shoppe Baker rifle. A little lengthy, but well worth the view. In it, (IIRC) he refers to his Baker rifle as his most comfortable to hold and to shoot.

Hello, Guy, I love my left hand Baker rifle, one of a few built by The Rifle Shoppe in 2005. Quality is marvelous. Mine was ordered with the only two options offered, an English walnut stock and browned barrel. As you can see, it's a mirror image of the Baker in a left-hand configuration. Only...

Old thread I know. There's just one option for obtaining a quality 1800 pattern Baker rifle. That's the parts set offered by The Rifle Shoppe. Build it yourself or have it done. You'll love the results. Here's mine, built by The Rifle Shoppe. It's one of just a few made with a left-hand lock. It...

I don't know that you can. This rifle was ordered about five years ago.

A few more pics. Lock plate is marked US and H DERINGER PHILAD and was cast from an original. Deringer was one of the five common rifle contractors.

Just a few photos of my M1817 common rifle in .54 cal. Wish my photography skills were better! The rifle was ordered from The Rifle Shoppe and was delivered after a two year wait. Workmanship is excellent, with a perfect wood-to-metal fit. All metal is browned except the lock which is color case...

You dock the guy on his feedback and he'll just retaliate. If the gun was not damaged during transit, then the packaging, bad as it was, did its job. Message the seller with photos, and suggest he do a better packing job from here on out. I bought a beautiful, unfired Remington Model 720 years...

I've been in contact with Dan & Rick of Man At Arms about the rifles photographed for the article linked in my first post above. The rifles were a collaboration between Cowan and Keller, and Jess Melot of The Rifle Shoppe. This is a fascinating story in itself and I hope that an article is...

The beauty of the TRS 1800 Baker rifle is that the drop at the stock is to the original ordnance pattern, which is about perfect for most shooters. Later patterns and the volunteer rifles often changed this, and it often doesn't work as well. On some later rifles, the comb of the stock was a...