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    Help ID my old rifle

    I just want to thank all of you that contributed to my knowledge and appreciation of my really nice old firearm. It turned out to be a real piece of history for me, and I'll not let it fall by the wayside again. Truly appreciate all your knowledge and insight folks - thanks very much. Dave
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    Help ID my old rifle

    I have been requested to repost images at 900 pixels or less, so here are the latest with the Birmingham and Black Powder marks, etc: The "fuzzy" part reads the same as the bottom of the barrel: "EH"
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    Help ID my old rifle

    Jackpot. A good cleaning reveals much: How do these marks influence the ID? Thanks!
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    Help ID my old rifle

    Thanks for this info, this is fantastic. I was really expecting to hear I probably had some cheap Sears DIY kit from the 50s - fantastic to hear it has some real age to it. The gun feels very nice in the hands and it's great to shoot it. I just bought a proper cleaning kit for it... Looking...
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    Help ID my old rifle

    Thanks - it's a smoothbore through... no rifling at all.
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    New guy from MA

    Hi Folks! Just joined. Used to do a lot of black powder shooting back in the 1980s, but got out of it for a while. Last few years my wife & I have been doing a lot of historic site tours, Old Sturbridge Village, Rev and Civ war reenactments, etc. So I took my old BP rifle out of storage and...
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    Help ID my old rifle

    Found it: Looks like E.H:
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    Help ID my old rifle

    Hi Folks - I picked this up back in 1982 or 83. Used it for a few years, then put it in storage and forgot about it until recently when my wife & I started doing a lot of rev & civ war historic tours and reenactments. It's a nice old thing and shoots well, but I have no idea if it's an (old)...
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