Lee,
Well, I'm just tickled ye like the looks of "Ol' Ugly." I had nothing to do with `em, having done nothing to the piece but shoot it, clean it, and lug it around. When it came to live with me the rear sight was a notched protrusion on the breech plug - not dovetailed or otherwise attached but cast as part of the plug itself. Hard to adjust that. A buddy who was handier than I am filed it off and cut a dovetail in the top flat of the plug base, fitted a new rear sight and added a new silver blade front. Couple of trips to the range resulted in finding a charge that she likes and filing a set of sights that register plumb center at 20 paces. The stock striping (I call it blotching) was done by the feller who built the gun with a propane torch. He scorched the surface of the maple. Then he put a clear oil finish over the whole chivaree and called it done. The trigger and trigger guard were purchased parts. I don't have any idea where they were purchased or who made `em. The rest of the furniture was home made by the builder. The ramrod pipes are cut and filed from sheet silver.
Jake's right about the touch hole. Drill it when you're ready. You can put in a liner later if you want. Can't do it the other way around, though.
Hanshi, you're right too. We do know stuff,and most of us have the scuff marks to show how we learned it.
Tanglefoot