SOLD Hudson Valley Schimmel 20 gauge

[martin9]

For sale is a Hudson Valley "Schimmel" "Poor boy" style 20 gauge/.62 caliber. bore measures .620. this is one of Track of the Wolfs Griffin profile barrels. I built this gun from a blank and all parts even the barrel were hand inlet by me.
Specs are
English Walnut stock from Ron Scott
44" 20 gauge barrel
Round Faced Germanic Chambers lock
single trigger
only 2 brass ramrod pipes and triggerguard for firniture.
Weight is 7 & 3/4 pounds
13 & 3/4" length of pull
Has about 3/16" of CAST ON. Since I wasn't limited by a buttplate I just shaped the stock til the gun pointed where I was looking. I was surprised it wound up with cast on. The stock has nearly 5" of drop at the heel so I think that had a lot to do with it. I've let several people handle this gun, all shooters, and it points just right for them too.

The last couple pics are of the only "issues" with the gun. My ramrod drill broke so I had to drill 2 holes to tap it out some then tack weld it back good enough to pull it out. I thought about bedding this area with silk but it doesn't hurt anything so I left it alone.
It has a couple extra pin holes at the front barrel lug I had to fill/stain.
The tang inlet has a filled gap and could look nicer overall.

$1400 shipped to the lower 48.

 

[martin9]

These last pics are of the "issues" also a pic of the front sight. Gun has a silver grotesque face front sight and a sight groove in the rear at the breech. the groove is not above the plane of the barrel so will comply with any smoothbore event rules.

 

[martin9]

One more just cause I like this pic....

 

[Boatncamp]

What time period would this fit?

Woody

 

[martin9]

In the Grinslade book he states Hudson Valley guns first appeared around 1700 and then tapered off around the Revolutionary War.

 

[wayfarer_64]

This would be Rip Van Winkle's gun...

 

[Celticstoneman]

I can't afford it but I truly love this musket ! Wonderful work beautiful gun.

 

[martin9]

Thank you!...I'm pretty fond of it myself. Might wind up holding onto this one.

 

[excess650]

That's a beautiful piece of English Walnut, and I'll be the blank was $$$

 

[PathfinderNC]

Pretty cool. Im embarrassed to ask, but what is “Cast On”?

 

[martin9]

Cast on and cast off are terms describing the relation of the line of sight to the buttplate. Most right handed guns will have some cast off to the right so the line of sight lines up and the gun doesn't slap your cheek. Some guns don't have either and are just straight...meaning the front sight, rear sight and center of the buttplate all line up. Cast on is pretty rare although I have seen it on an antique english gun. This gun wound up with cast on because of the large drop to the stock and I think because most hudson valley guns have BIG buttplates 2.5" often times. This gun is much slimmer so wound up with cast on.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Cast on and cast off are terms describing the relation of the line of sight to the buttplate. Most right handed guns will have some cast off to the right so the line of sight lines up and the gun doesn't slap your cheek. Some guns don't have either and are just straight...meaning the front sight, rear sight and center of the buttplate all line up. Cast on is pretty rare although I have seen it on an antique english gun. This gun wound up with cast on because of the large drop to the stock and I think because most hudson valley guns have BIG buttplates 2.5" often times. This gun is much slimmer so wound up with cast on.

Thanks. I was familiar with “Cast Off” so I just learned something new with “Cast On” !

 

[martin9]

Gun is SOLD, Thank you