Heres a challenge for you

[hawkeye2]

The rear sight once graced the barrel of a Springfield musket. The long leaf has had the disc attached to it and the short leaf is present too. It could have come from an 1855, 61 or 63 and possibly some of the other Springfields too. They had a somewhat unusual dovetail at the rear and a 10-32 screw into the barrel. This one has obviously been attached with a flat head wood screw and one can only guess what they did for a dovetail.

 

[andy52]

As many times as that rifle has been modified I'd give it one more new life by re-stocking it if the bore is good.

 

[William Sublette]

I thought about seeing if he would sell it and make me a .36 half stock with a Goulcher lock and triggers.


That would be pretty cool.

 

[rickpa]

The ingenuity of that peep sight makes me think that it belonged to some one who was serious about his shooting. I'd preserve it just the way it is unless you can find a competent person to restore it without making it look like brand new. It's a wonderful gun, your friend should be proud of it.

 

[GriscomRun]

History in your hands.

 

[MiddleJohn]

In the 8th photo there are marks that look suspiciously the same as the serrated face of a framing hammer.O

Or a vise jaw imprint.............

 

[Bullit]

Or a vise jaw imprint.............

That's my guess too.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

With that peep sight it's obviously a Civil War sniper rifle used by an ancestor who carried it West after the war and....................?

 

[Eutycus]

There are guys on this forum who would probably readily accept the challenge of restoring that rifle.

 

[JB Books]

Or a vise jaw imprint.............

Possible I guess but I cant get past the spacing and somewhat round imprint. Unless the barrel was repositioned multiple times on the corner of the vice jaw. Personally my vice jaws have always been smooth. Never had the luxury of the nylon liners always use some scrap soft wood for protection. Learned that in metal shop in the 70s.

 

[nhmoose]

G. Goulcher was a lock maker from New York, unknown if he ever made anything but locks and there a many locks made by him.

Rifle looks Ohio or around there to me.

 

[Secesh]

Local guy inherited this from his dad.

Wants to know if it's anything special.

I told him I don't think so, even if it was special, its in such poor condition its sad.


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Told him I'll ask the guys that have seen a few things.

No legible markings that I can find.

Not saying this identifies the rifle but I’ve seen that style of trigger guard before, on a North Carolina rifle made by George Foltz of the Salem school.