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Nice rifle. Here is a link to an ongoing auction for another rifle made by M. M. Benson who was a gunmaker from West Virginia.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/172180830_antique-mm-benson-half-stock-percussion-kentucky-rifle-approximately-36-caliber
Recently took in this rifle on a trade. I was impressed with the fine artistic details that were cut into the plain maple stock on this 45 cal. flintlock.
The gun was made by Mike Lange, and I was told the art work was done by Wild Willy Frankfort.
I bought the fine Roller Flintlock above from a late friends family a bit over a year ago. Not sure what I will build with it yet, but it sure if a fine piece of work!
I have a Bob Roller lock that would make a fine choice to use for a copy of one of these late English trade guns. Just needs a little bit of cosmetic tweeking.
If you are stuck with the barrel for whatever reason, you could cut it off and have it rebreeched. I have done this myself a couple times using antique barrels. Did them without a lathe but had a large drill break on the last one which put the fear of God in me. Next time will take it to a...
Thank you Wesley for sharing this history! Beholding the actual arms that have a very good chance of "being there" during our countries founding sure does make this history buff's day!!
Adding more speculation to captured Germanic short rifles from the Rev War, I'm surprised nobody mentioned the battle of Trenton that took place after Washington's crossing of the Delaware. Seems to me that a lot of those rifles would have found their way into our sides hands from the number of...
The last used scoped muzzle loader I bought had the mount holes drilled right through into the bore. I no longer even look at them anymore regardless of what nice gun may lie underneath.