Wish I knew the history of this gun. The only marking on the gun is on the underside of the barrel where it is stamped "Penebakr". gun has been in my family for several generations now. The barrel is somewhat frosty, but it still shoots provided a felt over powder wad is used to keep the patches from shredding.
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.35 caliber Percussion 1840"s
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It's in great shape!
64Springer
75 Cal.
Very pretty. Looks brand new.
What is the knurled brass piece by the tang? Peep sight? Looks kind of like a lampshade nut.
Do you have the original rear sight?
What is the knurled brass piece by the tang? Peep sight? Looks kind of like a lampshade nut.
Do you have the original rear sight?
considering it's condition, I'd get the barrel freshed
having a frosty barrel isn't helping accuracy, probably be able to keep it down to a .37 maybe a .38
having a frosty barrel isn't helping accuracy, probably be able to keep it down to a .37 maybe a .38
Get it bored , and re-rifled , to next cal. up. It will shoot like new , w/o special loading , and won't hurt the gun's value at all.
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That is a clean rifle! Beautiful. Yes, give it a good scotchbrite, Kroil, JB paste scrub and see how it does. As said, you can always go a little larger on the bore.
Yes, there is a brass lamp shade nut used for a peep sight. The original rear sight is still on the gun, but my grandfather filed it flush with the barrel flats. He claimed he could not get his face down low enough on the stock to see the sights. The gun will shoot 1.5" groups at 30 yards using the felt wad loading.
I have done what you described to the gun already. It smooted out the rough spots somewhat. I get 1.5" groups at 30 yards using the felt wad over the powder. The breech area is pretty eroded due to a charge left in the barrel for several years. That is why I believe the felt wad over the powder is keeping the patched ball out of the corroded area so the patches don't shred.
Are you sure it would not hurt the value of the gun?
The only evidence I have is hearsay. The gun was my Great Great Great Grandfathers. When I looked up "Penebakr" it said he was a gunsmith from 1840-1845.
