Peanut Patchbox

[gemmer]

Looking for some opinions on the "legitimacy" of a brass 2 peace peanut matchbox on a Kibler Colonial rifle.

 

[Ames]

Any picture of it?

 

[gemmer]

Any picture of it?

The brass one. The Kibler butt plate is close to the iron mounted rifle.

 

[Zonie]

I haven't seen a patch box like that one on a longrifle made before 1820 so if I wanted my rifle to look like one of the original flintlocks, I wouldn't use it.

 

[gemmer]

I haven't seen a patch box like that one on a longrifle made before 1820 so if I wanted my rifle to look like one of the original flintlocks, I wouldn't use it.

Kibler says the style is from the 1760s-1770s.

 

[gemmer]

Zonie,

I misread your post. Now I get it. That style is post 1820.

 

[gemmer]

Zonie,

I misread your post. Now I get it. That style is post 1820.

 

[Zonie]

That small lid on the forward side is covering the pocket for storing percussion caps. The larger rear covers the patch box area.