FOR SALE Early 45 Cal Great Plains Rifle

[Dryball]

These haven't been made in years and you don't see these often. Very good condition and beautiful wood. Barrel and furniture a deep brown except for the nose cone. A little minor wear on the edges of octagon barrel.

$625 shipped CONUS. PayPal F&F or USPS Money Order.

 

[frankie]

These haven't been made in years and you don't see these often. Very good condition and beautiful wood. Barrel and furniture a deep brown except for the nose cone. A little minor wear on the edges of octagon barrel.

$625 shipped CONUS. PayPal F&F or USPS Money Order.

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very nice.

 

[Andrewmtnman]

That is a nice rifle dryball

 

[UndeadPoet]

Very nice looking rifle. I have a .50, maybe I should get a .45 and a .54 and have the whole set? tempting…

 

[gunslinger922]

These haven't been made in years and you don't see these often. Very good condition and beautiful wood. Barrel and furniture a deep brown except for the nose cone. A little minor wear on the edges of octagon barrel.

$625 shipped CONUS. PayPal F&F or USPS Money Order.

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Probably going to show my ignorance but who makes this rifle? My assumption is Great Plains is a style not the manufacturer

 

[bubba.50]

Probably going to show my ignorance but who makes this rifle? My assumption is Great Llains is a style not the manufacturer

Made in Italy by Investarm. Marketed as The Great Plains Rifle by Lyman.

 

[Dryball]

Probably going to show my ignorance but who makes this rifle? My assumption is Great Llains is a style not the manufacturer

Lyman "Great Plains Rifle"

 

[Frontier's]

Investarm made the Lyman brand.

 

[Lonewalker]

Very nice

 

[Slinginslugs]

Real nice grain to that stock!

 

[Daniel Getz]

very nice rifle, I have had excellent accuracy with the Investarm products.. I have one of the last Investarm hawken style 58 cal flintlocks.

 

[erhunter]

Is it a custom barrel with 12 lands or is this how they come from Lyman?

 

[Dryball]

Is it a custom barrel with 12 lands or is this how they come from Lyman?

That's how it came from Lyman

 

[Daniel Getz]

both my investarm rifles have only 6 lands. I believe I have a .58 numrich barrel with more lands on a Hopkins and Allen underhammer rifle.

 

[FishDFly]

How much does it weigh?

 

[Daniel Getz]

I have never seen a WISCHO marked rifle by INVESTARMS but they did make rifles for several retailers. AI date code would make this rifle a 1982 model.

 

[Dryball]

I have never seen a WISCHO marked rifle by INVESTARMS but they did make rifles for several retailers. AI date code would make this rifle a 1982 model.

I researched this several years ago and determined Lyman may have made this for a German Sporting Goods company named Wischo. IMO MUch better quality than Lyman has produced in last 10+ years.

 

[Flycaster]

Do you know the barrel specs? Length, across the flats, twist?

 

[Daniel Getz]

I don't think Lyman made any investarms rifles, I believe investarms made them for Lyman, and cabelas, and this wischo company. I could be wrong but I have spoken to the guy that started Branson arms, and basically back then you could approach most Italian makers and have your name put on the barrels

 

[BigSkyRambler]

Investarm made the Lyman brand.

Which begs the question: "Why do some folks Poo-Poo the the Investarms Hawkens?"