Can anyone tell me anything about this rifle?

[Tomahawk Taxidermy]

Came across this gun broker listing… but it’s scant on details. Seems like a nice looking lock… but I readily admit to not being nearly as knowledgeable as many of you here…

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1063477600

 

[Bearkiller]

Looks like an old CVA Kentucky rifle with a brass plate hiding the two-piece stock.

 

[olskool]

Italian made, probably in the 70s,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Daveboone]

okay for a hundred bucks, but those locks are very...lackluster in performance. Pretty much engineered for wall hanging, but might go bang. Not worth putting anything into...in my opinion. Like mentioned, mid seventies import during the beginning of the bicentenial ML craze..

 

[jdw276]

Going with ultra hi? Made in japan? They had the larger brass plate and no dove tail front sight.

 

[ronaldrothb49]

Early CVA, Jukar, Ultra Hi etc. from the 60's and early 70's. Have known people who had decent success with the percussion locks but The flintlocks are pretty much junk. You could pick one of these up for around $50.00 back then.

 

[sniper68]

rifles of that quality have done more to hurt than help our sport. not even a decent wall hanger....

 

[Pete G]

Not a good choice 😞

 

[Tomahawk Taxidermy]

Thanks everyone. Glad I checked here before I jumped in headfirst

 

[ord sgt]

I have the percussion version of that rifle. A friend of my brother bought the kit in the late 70's. He lost interest in putting it together and gave it to me in the 90's. Surprisingly accurate for a cheap rifle made in Spain.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Going with ultra hi? Made in japan? They had the larger brass plate and no dove tail front sight.

Yes that matches the pattern of the Ultra-Hi flintlock rifles from the 1970's-1980's. Miroku was the maker, and they were made in Japan.
Normally there was a faux patch box on the right side, but otherwise the hardware is correct. Might be a very late version where they omitted the faux patch box.

LD