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Yep, there's LOTS of extra wood on these kits!

From your picture it looks like the drum sits down against the lockplate like it should. Like Tumbledown stated, If you raise the tang you are going to have a gap between the drum and the lockplate, you definitely do not want this. More pictures from different angles would help.

Definitely try pin gauges, with odd number of lands and grooves you are probably measuring from land to groove instead of from land to land. I got a few from Amazon, they were pretty inexpensive.

It does have a cartouche on the grip, that's a plus.

That’s a tough one. All original you might be in the ballpark value of a Kibler but with a replacement cylinder I think you’ll come up pretty short.

Can't really help with your question, but if this is one of the untouched ones I'd wait to stock up on caps. Some of these are pretty rough and will never shoot again. Good luck and post some pictures when you get it!

If it hits too straight on instead of on a downward angle it very well may shorten flint life and cause the frizzen to gouge. It really is impossible to say unless you just "try it" though. I wouldn't overthink it, there are many thousands of these locks out there working just fine. I just...

Traditions sells 1842 kits, which are actually made by Chiappa/Armisport. I see they are in stock at Midway right now.

They definitely hit low, but actually work pretty well, much more reliable than the old CVA flintlocks I had. Put the flint bevel down and shoot!

50 years

Armsport and Cabelas come to mind.

There is no adjustment, the only way to alter it is to fit a new sear and or tumbler.

I prefer a rust preventative that is a bit more liquid to get into all the corners and crevices.

Condition and originality are the two main factors. Could be $100 could be $1,000. No way to say without pictures.

I used to use it for patch lube and got excellent groups. In the cold weather flintlock deer season, I couldn't hit anything. Put up a target, and was hitting a foot low at 50 yards, tried it again when it warmed up and it was fine. No more bore butter for me!

Depends on the weight of the barrel more than the length, my almost 48" Carolina gun is the one I always grab when I'm going to do a lot of walking.

The very first thing I would do is figure out what minie to use. Exact sizing is absolutely imperative, if your bullet is undersize, you will never get any kind of consistency out of it. You need to measure the exact size of your bore, and then use a pure lead minie sized to no more than .001...

Just do an internet search, Chattahoochee rifle muskets, you'll get tons of hits.

I remember checking them out at the time, I believe they were sold as 1861 special contract rifle muskets. Definitely not as Springfields.

They were just different than 1861 Springfields in many aspects. Hammer shape, barrel bolster without the clean out screw, rounded barrel bands clinched with screws instead of held by springs, were all closer to the Enfield. Interestingly, when the Springfield was redesigned in 1863 it very...