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It reminds a little bit of my Johannes Wolf Peter rifle. Very nice!

Here is a Fordney rifle I've had for quite a while.

Beautiful and early! Do you know who the maker was?

Well it is Christmas season.....but no. 😆

Thanks for the info. I'll have to really examine one before I put this one in place. I'll put the spring in then too, of coarse. About 20 odd years ago I had the missing section of forearm spliced then got the band. I then just stuck it on the end for a future project and it's still that way...

You well could be right. Don't let the nose band fool you, though. When the upper 8 inches of the forearm was restored, I didn't have the upper band to try. I finally rec'd the the part from TRS a few months later. It's pretty close but needs a tiny bit of fitting to make it slide on properly...

Would have been fun to use a round ball, lol. It's fun using a Bess with shot. I've gotten a couple turkeys with mine.

I doubt very much if this is a colonial restock. The drop on this is ~3 inches. I don't have another 1728 to compare it to, but my 1766 and 1768 French muskets are around an inch and a half. Also the sling stud is still present and that probably would have not been used in a restock as it would...

1728 French musket. I got this when Ebay first started. The seller had listed the lock, barrel, and small parts in seperate auctions. I contacted him right away and found out that he had the stock as well. This musket supposedly was found in the basement of a church on Montreal. The seller was...

I know very little about 1795 Springfields, but I do have a couple 1766/1768 French muskets. It's interesting seeing just how closely the two are related. I think it's a very nice musket!

I have not tried, but the musket caps are going to be way too large for a revolver. I would think that they would work great on the Traditions rifle, provided the nipple cup isn't too small.

Looks very nice to me.

It is a dandy! Very nice.

They are all 42" barrels. Actually, the top one has been shortened approx. an inch. It and the second one have had the cocks replaced at some point with a later style. The top one is marked with 17th regiment markings. The 17th had a lengthy war time history, arriving in time to take part in the...

Very nice!

Here are three 1769 pattern Besses. One is a 17th Reg't marked example and one is from the XX Reg't. The other has later added engraving.

I like going to the gunshows and have run across some good deals through the years. Generally, however, you end up seeing the same stuff for years on end. I think a lot of of the folks that set up just like to socialize. I myself could never be a gun show type, as I firmly live be the motto 'buy...

WTB - A Brown Bess long upper pipe and nosecap, preferably for a 1756 pattern Bess. Rough cast, finished, or original!

I would be all for it.