What Frontier Rifle is This?!

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It looks to me like an "old" Hatfield. Some really nice rifles came out of that company.
It sure looks similar however the forward screw in the lock plate is a Pedersoli giveaway. It could be a Cabela Blue Ridge (also built by PedersolI) but the barrel appears to be brown.
 
It looks like a Hatfield because it is a copy. Pedersoli bought out Hatfield and started making the frontier rifle and Cabelas blue ridge rifle. Here is an early example of a real Hatfield. Serial number of less than 20.
 

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It looks like a Hatfield because it is a copy. Pedersoli bought out Hatfield and started making the frontier rifle and Cabelas blue ridge rifle. Here is an early example of a real Hatfield. Serial number of less than 20.
Very Cool! I have #70 which also looks a lot like yours, It's a .36 percussion with an L&R lock and US made barrel. #37 is also in the collection.
 
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