Let's see some "Poor-boys".

[David W.]

I'm still wondering if I should post a picture of myself for the Poor Boy? :idunno:

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'm still wondering if I should post a picture of myself for the Poor Boy? :idunno:

:haha: :thumbsup:

 

[Mike Brooks]

Here's a great old antique NE "poor Boy". Sheet metal trigger guard, looks like an English barrel, old dutch lock. No sideplate or Buttplate. Looks like it does have a triggerplate.
Prettyy cool old "Liberty" gun. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/0703/Gunmaker/NE poor boy fowler/

 

[shootrj2003]

Mike Brooks,

I'd be tempted to build something on it ,Might have to build it up with some epoxy though!definately poor boy

 

[shootrj2003]

I fashioned a leather cover to protect the brass buttplate on my flinter no reason it would not work on them poor boys to even better effect

 

[hanshi]

We both probably could.

 

[John Tice]

Thanks for posting such great guns Mike, both old and new. :thumbsup:

 

[JOHN F]

thanks mike i saved the images of your ne liberty gun thnak you ..i searched for a long time but i couldnt find that one ...not gonna lose it this time.. :wink:

 

[Supercracker]

I don't know if it qualifies as a "poor boy". It certainly wasn't cheap to build. lol

But it is a fairly simple plain southernesque rifle and first build. .50 GM

 

[hoochiepapa]

Nice!! And the benfit of building your own...

 

[lakota]

I like the trigger gaurd. What did you use to stain the wood? That is about the exact hue I would like to refinish mine.

 

[Supercracker]

Thanks. It a Tennessee style that i cut and reshaped to fit me better. I also redid the triggers from scratch.

the stain is a LMF color but I can't remember exactly which one though. Sorry.

 

[bowkill]

Front sight on backwards, or is it just me?

 

[hanshi]

Wow! I love the lines of that stock. That's a fantastic rifle and a real beauty. "Poor Boy" works for me. Is that a Large Siler lock or a Deluxe?

 

[Supercracker]

Front sight on backwards, or is it just me?

No, they both are backwards.

I was just messing around a bit too see what it looked like when i took the pic

 

[Supercracker]

I like the trigger gaurd. What did you use to stain the wood? That is about the exact hue I would like to refinish mine.

Thanks. It a Tennessee style that i cut and reshaped to fit me better. I also redid the triggers from scratch.

the stain is a LMF color but I can't remember exactly which one though. Sorry.

Found the bottle over the weekend. It was LMF Nut Brown

 

[lakota]

Thanks for that info. The finish on mine is starting to show some wear. I have already had to rebrown the butt plate and entry pipe so a more complete refurbishment may be in my rifles near future