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[Stubert]

I have 2 flinters, one is the .45 Pedersoli Pennsylvania, the other is a custom built .62 fullstock lehman that was built from a TOTW kit back in the late 80's. Are either one of them an accurate representation of anything? I'm thinking the Lehman mabey, but I doubt the Pedersoli. The Pedersoli has the roman nose stock, fullstock 40"ish barrel, brass hardware. The Lehman is a fullstock 33" barrel,iron stocked. How close and what time frame? Any input? Thanks, Stu

 

[Zonie]

IMO the Pennsylvania is a compost of several schools. Not that that is necessary bad, it just doesn't represent any single school.

I don't own one of them so I would have to take a good hard look at some of its features but I'll guess that a time period for it would be some time after 1800.

Henry Leman Sr. was building guns in the 1790's but the Leman rifle we usually think of today was built by his son Henry E. Lyman Jr in the 1830's thru the 1860's.

 

[Billnpatti]

Pedersoli makes nice guns that are sort of a representation of a period of gun but done to appeal to today's buyers more than to go into a museum display. They are close and some organizations are not necessarily opposed to them while others that want to appear as though they stepped right out of a specific time period will not accept them. Most people in such organizations either buy custom built rifles or build them themselves. Talk to the organization that you wish to join and they will let you know if your Pedersoli will be acceptable to them. If you are not planning to join a specific organization, then all you have to do is please yourself.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Well answered already. Shoot and enjoy. Then, one day, maybe you can get a nice custom longrifle built to suit your pc wants.