Lancaster Rifle Photos

Just ordered a TVM Early Lancaster in .45. I am very excited. I was a little non conventional however, and chose to have a bucks county style Patchbox of my own put on it, but as these rifles are not true representations of any particular rifle, I said hey why not!? I would love to see everyone else's Lancaster rifles. Thanks! -Larry

As a flint....and as a percussion conversion.
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Thats a pretty rifle for sure!

Pardon the glare

Here are a couple of my Lancasters.

The first one is an old style Lancaster. It has a butt plate that is over 2 inches wide and is a bit thicker overall and more robust than the later guns.
Notice the large distance that the trigger guard rail stands off of the wrist of the stock. During this period, simple brass patch boxes were beginning to replace the older sliding wooden covers.





This new style Lancaster is based on a Fordney built gun made sometime before 1847. The butt plate is about 1 1/4" wide and overall the rifle is very slim.
The rail at the back of the trigger guard is much closer to the wrist of the gun and by this time, patchboxes were back to the rather simple styles.

Beautiful rifles Zonie. I especially like the first rifle.

Bottom is my favorite .45 "late" Lancaster style rifle and my go-to deer rifle. Second from the bottom is my "early" style Lancaster; actually more of a York type .50. I had it modified considerably while being built so to fit my small frame.

Honestly, Lancaster rifles usually don't do anything for me, but some of the earlier Dickert type rifles and a few others I find interesting. I have a Valentine Fondersmith rifle drawn out, but I'll probably never get around to making it.

Good looking rifles guys.

Eterry said:

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I thought I posted the wooden patchbox.. as much fun as it was creating it I decided a pic is due. She was my first, but not last, scratch build.

LANEY REECE said:

Good looking rifles guys.

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I agree, there are some great rifles there. I grade mine a solid C Plus.

Heres the one I built, I recently acquired an 1850s original too I'll post pics of that one tomorrow.

Is one of those a Mongrel rifle, Hanshi?

I don't have a Lancaster style rifle but y'all have some really nice ones.

Stophel get to that V Fondersmith rifle before I do!
I’ve got a Fainot-based rifle in the finishing stages. Will post more soon.

Heres my old one I promised pics of. 54 cal. JOS H GOLCHER on the lock no other markings.