My latest pawnshop treasure.

[chef50]

Picked up this beauty at my fav pawn yesterday, 50 cal, 1 in 48 twist, looks unfired. Richland Arms "Wesson" rifle in 50 cal.

 

[Cliffdweller]

Oooo I love underhammers but next in line is definitely a nice boxlock!!! What a beauty!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Bowhunter73]

Looks mighty sweet Congrats on finding such a beautiful rifle, I never find anything like that in the pawn shops here in Kansas City.

 

[user 48679]

Nice..... I misrmember if mine was a Richland Arms .45 Wesson, but do remember it had an alloy frame with a blue-like finish.

It shot well, but at the time, I was changing guns like they were dirty clothes - so it went down the road for something else that caught my eye.

 

[Stykbow]

Wow, that thing is spectacular. Never seen one, but now I want one.

 

[rmark]

One of the more recent Wesson replicas, I've thought they are a nice looking gun.

 

[smo]

Congrats on a great find!
Let us know how it shoots

 

[TDM]

Great find! Congratulations!

 

[stubshaft]

Great snag!

 

[user 31232]

Sweeeeeeet!

 

[chef50]

OK...where do I get the operating instruction book?

 

[Colonial Boy]

Very nice, never seen one in the flesh, except an original about 60 years ago in a collection.

 

[user 57894]

Very nice piece. Congratulations

 

[TC Tommy]

Just seen a couple on line for sale. One has a brass colored frame and the other is blued.
Couldn't make out how to remove the barrel for cleaning. Looked like one or two screws
on the left side of the frame but it's not clear if those are for take down to clean.

 

[MSW]

great find - - congrats!!

 

[Bad Karma]

Just seen a couple on line for sale. One has a brass colored frame and the other is blued.
Couldn't make out how to remove the barrel for cleaning. Looked like one or two screws
on the left side of the frame but it's not clear if those are for take down to clean.

Allen and or Wesson Boxlock rifles do not take down to clean i have used a nipple adapter and rubber tube into a bucket full of solution for other rifles that aren’t easily broken down for cleaning. Works just fine…

I’ve just begun to build an Allen Boxlock rifle with the English shotgun style stocks. It’ll wear a 28” 1-1/16”-15/16” tapered .45 caliber 1:20” barrel. A modern Express muzzleloading rifle.

OP, You’re very lucky! Those are wonderful rifles. The rifling should be fairly deep for good accuracy with round ball.

 

[sheba]

Here s a pic of my 62 cal Allen box lock made by RJ Renner

 

[Pirate's Son]

Wow! I want one! Is there anyone making the Boxlock rifle?

 

[n_mcclintic]

First BP gun I bought back in late 70’s. Purchased at the Hawken shop in St Louis. Curved butt plate uncomfortable to shoot so eventually traded for Lyman Deerstalker. Wish I had kept it now.

 

[Bad Karma]

Wow! I want one! Is there anyone making the Boxlock rifle?

One or two smiths. Pecatonica can supply parts