Dphar1950
40 Cal
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2019
- Messages
- 313
- Reaction score
- 225
50 caliber.
Slightly curly maple. Kibler's standard.
Weight about 9 pounds. Pretty dense wood.
Ferric Nitrate stain.
Finish is a traditional shop made linseed oil varnish, shop boiled oil with driers and Gum Benzoin and Rosin added to improve water resistance. 4 (?) coats with rotten stone rub at the end. All wood surfaces coated even the RR hole.
No engraving other than barrel is signed.
Incised carving on buttstock and forend, relief around the barrel tang and lock panels.
Pattern behind the cheekpiece is from a Haymaker rifle.
Rifle was sighted for windage and is just slightly low at 25 yards with 70 gr of FFF, .490 ball and heavy linen patch with tallow. Left it a little low so the new owner can adjust. Has had a proof load and 17 rounds fired. I shot 10 rounds for fun. Shoots one hole at 25 yards rested.
43 3/8” barrel.
Lock plate and cock have been case hardened with Kasenit and left as they came from the quench. All lock parts other than the Cock and frizzen are precision machined from bar stock.
LOP is 14".
Trigger weight is about 3.5 pounds as the lock came. Nice trigger.
Finished it to be a 1760s-70s working rifle. They were, after all, usually carved to some extent. So I put some on it.
$2500 postage paid in original Kibler box.
Track of The Wolf just sold one for more with no carving And not signed by the maker.
Can take more photos if needed. Stock is fairly dark in some lighting, lighter in other.
Finished as new, browned barrel, polished brass.
I liked it so much I have one started for me but with more and different decoration.
Slightly curly maple. Kibler's standard.
Weight about 9 pounds. Pretty dense wood.
Ferric Nitrate stain.
Finish is a traditional shop made linseed oil varnish, shop boiled oil with driers and Gum Benzoin and Rosin added to improve water resistance. 4 (?) coats with rotten stone rub at the end. All wood surfaces coated even the RR hole.
No engraving other than barrel is signed.
Incised carving on buttstock and forend, relief around the barrel tang and lock panels.
Pattern behind the cheekpiece is from a Haymaker rifle.
Rifle was sighted for windage and is just slightly low at 25 yards with 70 gr of FFF, .490 ball and heavy linen patch with tallow. Left it a little low so the new owner can adjust. Has had a proof load and 17 rounds fired. I shot 10 rounds for fun. Shoots one hole at 25 yards rested.
43 3/8” barrel.
Lock plate and cock have been case hardened with Kasenit and left as they came from the quench. All lock parts other than the Cock and frizzen are precision machined from bar stock.
LOP is 14".
Trigger weight is about 3.5 pounds as the lock came. Nice trigger.
Finished it to be a 1760s-70s working rifle. They were, after all, usually carved to some extent. So I put some on it.
$2500 postage paid in original Kibler box.
Track of The Wolf just sold one for more with no carving And not signed by the maker.
Can take more photos if needed. Stock is fairly dark in some lighting, lighter in other.
Finished as new, browned barrel, polished brass.
I liked it so much I have one started for me but with more and different decoration.
