Opinion on this rifles time period.

[Capnball]

Hi,
Here is a Reading gun in a style attributed to Haga. Remember there are no signed Wolfgang Haga rifles so every one is an attribution.

Early Reading guns have thick butts, the beginnings of the "Roman Nose" butt stock shape, one piece muzzle caps that are screwed into the bottom flat of the barrel, large bulky cheek pieces, no engraving, and a unique shaping to the step at the rear ramrod pipe and molding along the ramrod channel.

Here is another gun styled after guns from Reading:

dave

That's gun **** there Dave! Does that gun shoot as good as it looks?

 

[dave_person]

Hi Capnball,
Yes, they both shoot very well. The top rifle is currently owned by Morgan's Rifle Corps within the Brigade of the American Revolution. The bottom gun is owned by a prominent member of this forum.

dave

 

[toot]

one thing for Shure it is a flintlock! can't deny that!

 

[hanshi]

You have a very nice rifle, brozosland. I have a rifle with the same style butt plate along with a few "mixed style" attributes. Both rifles should look at home in all but the most seriously judged events.

 

[Capnball]

There's an old Japanese phrase. It's called "Wabi Sabi"
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
So basically, the beauty is IN the imperfections! The imperfections make it perfect!

 

[Pete G]

And never forget....For every rule there is an exception

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

There's an old Japanese phrase. It's called "Wabi Sabi"
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
So basically, the beauty is IN the imperfections! The imperfections make it perfect!

Ain’t that the green stuff that goes on the Kung pow chicken NYUK NYUK NYUK!!!!

 

[Capnball]

Ain’t that the green stuff that goes on the Kung pow chicken NYUK NYUK NYUK!!!!

Ahhhhhhhh yer Killin me

 

[Griz44Mag]

And never forget....For every rule there is an exception

Even this rule?????

 

[Pete G]

Even this rule?????

Especially this rule