FOR SALE Custom Lancaster Engraved / Silver Mounted .54 cal. Flintlock Rifle

[Relic shooter]

Gorgeous engraved & silver mounted Lancaster style flintlock, custom built in the 70's by L.Poole & A.W. Lenhart,
two of Oregon's most respected custom gunmakers & competitive shooters.

The rifle's frizzen face indicates it may have been fired but the wood & metal surfaces show no signs of wear or ding & is in perfect operating condition.
The finely tuned lock produces a shower of sparks & barrel is equipped with a touch hole liner for fast ignition.
Photo shows the barrel's exceptionally slick mirror bore that is free of any reamer marks, this combined with it's more traditional .014 deep rifling to grip PRB is capable of producing superb accuracy.
*I have measured the bore & will be happy to recommend proper ball diameter & patch thickness to new caretaker & include the bore lube & recipe I have used for past 50 years.

Priced at just $2,650 plus actual USPO shipping & insurance, payment by USPO money order prefered.
No trades please, I'm 82 & this is my last rifle.
Note; This rifle will ship well protected in the custom hard case shown in photos.

RIFLE SPECS;
Weight; 8lbs & well balanced.
OAL; 51"
LOP; 14"
Barrel; 35" long with 8 groove & .014 deep rifling, one turn in 60" with deep crowned muzzle for easy loading.


Triggers; double-set by North Star.
Thanks for looking,
feel free to PM me with any questions.
Relic shooter

 

[Bedford County Doc]

Caliber?

 

[Relic shooter]

.54

 

[William Hagewood]

What kind of lock did the makers use or did they build their own?

 

[Relic shooter]

What kind of lock did the makers use or did they build their own?

William I used to shoot with the builders back in the 70s-80s & don't recall them ever
building the locks or triggers on any of their guns.
It's been too many years since I was building but believe this is either a Siler or Davis lock.
Possibly a 'younger' forum member can use the picture I posted to put a positive identity on the lock maker.
Thanks for looking,
Chuck

 

[deerstalkert]

I used to stumble about in those environs in the 70's and 80's.
looking at that lock with blurred vision, i would guess it is a Doc Haddaway lock. I have a couple and just can't make myself put them in a build to sell. hard time finding them. put one in a pistol i built from wood my Late Late father and i milled in the late 70's in Salem.

 

[Relic shooter]

I used to stumble about in those environs in the 70's and 80's.
looking at that lock with blurred vision, i would guess it is a Doc Haddaway lock. I have a couple and just can't make myself put them in a build to sell. hard time finding them. put one in a pistol i built from wood my Late Late father and i milled in the late 70's in Salem.

Thanks for input, you could be right on ID of the lock ?
Very fast & smooth operating & produces a shower of sparks.
The semi-modern barrel in this rifle is best I've seen in years, has much deeper rifling @.014 and none of the reamer chatter marks seen in bores of many modern mfg barrels.
Wish I was 20 years younger it would be a keeper for big game & competition, the rear sight is set forward enough to provide a sharp sight & target picture for vintage eyes..

 

[Bedford County Doc]

Weight?

 

[Bedford County Doc]

What style would you say your rifle best emulates? Are you also selling any supporting accouterments?

 

[William Hagewood]

Wonder what brand of barrel the builders used? Beautiful gun

 

[Relic shooter]

What style would you say your rifle best emulates? Are you also selling any supporting accouterments?

Lancaster style, selling gun alone.

 

[Relic shooter]

Weight?

8 lbs.

 

[Relic shooter]

Wonder what brand of barrel the builders used? Beautiful gun

Thank you William, not sure of the maker.
With it's deeper .014 deep rifling & being free of any reamer chatter marks it's definitely a custom high quality barrel.

 

[sportster73hp]

From the 70’s? Must have been a safe queen. I mean this in a good way. Nice gun.

 

[Relic shooter]

From the 70’s? Must have been a safe queen. I mean this in a good way. Nice gun.

Thanks Sportster I'm sure your correct.
Needs a proper home that will introduce it to fresh air, big game hunting & competitive shooting.

 

[Relic shooter]

Gorgeous engraved & silver mounted Lancaster style flintlock was custom built in the 70's by L.Poole & A.W. Lenhart,
two of Oregon's most respected custom gunmakers & competitive shooters.

The rifle's frizzen face indicates it has been fired but the wood & metal surfaces show no signs of wear or ding & is in perfect operating condition.
The finely tuned lock produces a shower of sparks & barrel is equipped with a touch hole liner for fast ignition, combined
with the rifle's mirror bore & deeper rifling should produce superb accuracy.

Priced at just $2,650 plus actual USPO shipping & insurance, payment by USPO money order prefered.
No trades please, I'm 82 & this is my last rifle.
Note; Rifle will ship well protected in the custom hard case shown in photos.
RIFLE SPECS;
Weight; 8lbs & well balanced.
OAL; 51"
LOP; 14"
Barrel; 35" long. 8 groove with .014 deep rifling, one turn in 60" with deep crowned muzzle for easy loading.
Triggers; double-set by North Star.
Thanks for looking,
feel free to PM me with any questions.
Relic shooter

TTT

 

[Relic shooter]

Gorgeous engraved & silver mounted Lancaster style flintlock was custom built in the 70's by L.Poole & A.W. Lenhart,
two of Oregon's most respected custom gunmakers & competitive shooters.

The rifle's frizzen face indicates it has been fired but the wood & metal surfaces show no signs of wear or ding & is in perfect operating condition.
The finely tuned lock produces a shower of sparks & barrel is equipped with a touch hole liner for fast ignition, combined
with the rifle's mirror bore & deeper rifling should produce superb accuracy.

Priced at just $2,650 plus actual USPO shipping & insurance, payment by USPO money order prefered.
No trades please, I'm 82 & this is my last rifle.
Note; Rifle will ship well protected in the custom hard case shown in photos.
RIFLE SPECS;
Weight; 8lbs & well balanced.
OAL; 51"
LOP; 14"
Barrel; 35" long. 8 groove with .014 deep rifling, one turn in 60" with deep crowned muzzle for easy loading.
Triggers; double-set by North Star.
Thanks for looking,
feel free to PM me with any questions.
Relic shooter

TTT

 

[Relic shooter]

Gorgeous engraved & silver mounted Lancaster style flintlock, custom built in the 70's by L.Poole & A.W. Lenhart,
two of Oregon's most respected custom gunmakers & competitive shooters.

The rifle's frizzen face indicates it may have been fired but the wood & metal surfaces show no signs of wear or ding & is in perfect operating condition.
The finely tuned lock produces a shower of sparks & barrel is equipped with a touch hole liner for fast ignition.
Photo shows the barrel's exceptionally slick mirror bore that is free of any reamer marks, this combined with it's more traditional .014 deep rifling to grip PRB is capable of producing superb accuracy.
*I have measured the bore & will be happy to recommend proper ball diameter & patch thickness to new caretaker & include the bore lube & recipe I have used for past 50 years.

Priced at just $2,650 plus actual USPO shipping & insurance, payment by USPO money order prefered.
No trades please, I'm 82 & this is my last rifle.
Note; This rifle will ship well protected in the custom hard case shown in photos.

RIFLE SPECS;
Weight; 8lbs & well balanced.
OAL; 51"
LOP; 14"
Barrel; 35" long with 8 groove & .014 deep rifling, one turn in 60" with deep crowned muzzle for easy loading.


Triggers; double-set by North Star.
Thanks for looking,
feel free to PM me with any questions.
Relic shooter

TTT