Just wanted to share this little oddball piece I acquired recently.
The barrel is from an Evans repeater. The chamber was cut off and a breechplug installed. It is the transitional model, built between early 1876 and mid 1877. Originally a 30" barrel musket configuration. Only about 150 of these were made. It still retains its military sights. The bore and rifling are in exceptional condition. The bore measures .425". I'm not sure of the wood. I was told Pecan. It has a generic, unmarked stirrup type front action lock.
The little thing weighs just a couple of ounces over 5 pounds. The barrel measures ~28" with a LOP of 14"
The under rib is painted wood.
Not sure of the build era. Could be on up into the mid 20th century.
I still need to fit a modern hickory ramrod to it, for loading. When I get that done I'm going to try some paper patched bullets since it has a faster twist. Excited to see how it does.
The barrel is from an Evans repeater. The chamber was cut off and a breechplug installed. It is the transitional model, built between early 1876 and mid 1877. Originally a 30" barrel musket configuration. Only about 150 of these were made. It still retains its military sights. The bore and rifling are in exceptional condition. The bore measures .425". I'm not sure of the wood. I was told Pecan. It has a generic, unmarked stirrup type front action lock.
The little thing weighs just a couple of ounces over 5 pounds. The barrel measures ~28" with a LOP of 14"
The under rib is painted wood.
Not sure of the build era. Could be on up into the mid 20th century.
I still need to fit a modern hickory ramrod to it, for loading. When I get that done I'm going to try some paper patched bullets since it has a faster twist. Excited to see how it does.