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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    So here are my questions in view of all of the input above: were there "small time" rifle makers that were producing this type of rifle, which would be the reason there is no marking inside or out? If so, would that gun maker make his own parts or buy them from a source? If I can determine the...
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    Giving the rifle a wipe down (removing dust and such, but not patina or rust) from the inside out, we didn't find any maker's marks at all. (that's why we're turning to you experts for help)
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    They were measured by eyeball and a ruler. Using a digital caliper, I see the outside to outside groove distance is .39 inches, and the bore diameter is .35 inches. That means the groove is .02 inches deep (.39 minus .35 is .04, divided by 2 sides is .02)
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    My dad was raised in southwest Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh near the West Virginia border, and says some of his dad's family was from W. Va. Ohio is close, but he doesn't know if we had/have kinfolk over there.
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    Yes, I can upload photos if you'd like.
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    Yes, measuring from the outside edge of one groove (rifling) to the outside of the opposite groove is 7/16".
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, there is nothing stamped on the barrel. (We even removed it to check its underside.)
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    last 2 photos
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    When Was This Rifle Made, And By Whom?

    This is my dad's half stock percussion rifle. I've done a lot of research, but cannot identify the manufacturer of this rifle, nor when it was manufactured. The barrel is 33 inches, the bore diameter is 3/8 of an inch, and the outside-to-outside rifling diameter is 7/16 of an inch (though it...
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