flintlock purchased from friend.

[Troopertree]

Igot this flinter 45 cal. The name on the barrel is C Kroeger. This rifle is reproduction. The barrel is swamped and lock has LS on the back side. Anyone know about the builder.

 

[russellshaffer]

I bet the name is that of the first owner. I have an old CVA rifle with a guy's name engraved on the barrel. You have a very nice rifle there.

 

[Troopertree]

I bet the name is that of the first owner. I have an old CVA rifle with a guy's name engraved on the barrel. You have a very nice rifle there.

Thank you. It is an option to consider.

 

[bigstick6017555]

Igot this flinter 45 cal. The name on the barrel is C Kroeger. This rifle is reproduction. The barrel is swamped and lock has LS on the back side. Anyone know about the builder.

Found this from a u/Matpen_78



So my great uncle, Charles Kroeger donated a number of muzzleloading rifles and a pair of pistols to a certain organization. His intent was for this club to be caretakers of the guns; shoot them, display them, just simply enjoy them. After he died, I went to the club to see the collection and to visit a place that he was so fond of.

To my surprise, all of his guns were gone. They had record of the donations, but could not tell me what happened to them. They assumed they were sold at auction to fund the organization, but they had no record of the sale.

I got a bad feeling about it all. It's not what Charlie wanted and now I just want to track down at least one of them to have.

He did detailed hand engraving and signed "C.K." "C.Kroeger" or "Charles Kroeger"

Is there a way that I can track these down? Did the club do this legally? Shouldn't there be records of the gun sales?

 

[Troopertree]

Found this from a u/Matpen_78



So my great uncle, Charles Kroeger donated a number of muzzleloading rifles and a pair of pistols to a certain organization. His intent was for this club to be caretakers of the guns; shoot them, display them, just simply enjoy them. After he died, I went to the club to see the collection and to visit a place that he was so fond of.

To my surprise, all of his guns were gone. They had record of the donations, but could not tell me what happened to them. They assumed they were sold at auction to fund the organization, but they had no record of the sale.

I got a bad feeling about it all. It's not what Charlie wanted and now I just want to track down at least one of them to have.

He did detailed hand engraving and signed "C.K." "C.Kroeger" or "Charles Kroeger"

Is there a way that I can track these down? Did the club do this legally? Shouldn't there be records of the gun sales?

I know the two people that had the gun before me. One has passed away and the second is whom i got it from.

 

[Troopertree]

I live in Texas but PM me

 

[Goli0]

Not sure about the builder, but that seems like a nice rifle.