Uncle Miltie
50 Cal.
Nice old plank rifle from the shop of Eli E. Caswell Albany NY 1837-1843. Barrel is .40 caliber, bore is excellent and shoots just the same. Rifle weighs just under 19 pounds. German silver fitments, it's a cool old gun that made it this far in shooting condition. There is a long crack on the non-lock side of the stock but it has been stabilized.
Of particular note is the upside down bird engraved on patchbox: not sure why it was done that way, but there it is.
Slow twist (around 1/70 by my guess) it shoots with excellent accuracy but takes 65-70 grains fffg to do so.
The last photo is a painting of riflemen shooting from a plank in NY state.
Of particular note is the upside down bird engraved on patchbox: not sure why it was done that way, but there it is.
Slow twist (around 1/70 by my guess) it shoots with excellent accuracy but takes 65-70 grains fffg to do so.
The last photo is a painting of riflemen shooting from a plank in NY state.
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