Yes it was finished. I sold it last fall.
My Best friend is the Grandson of RN Chadwick. He and his father made Muzzleloaders for many years after RN Chadwick retired. I have a .50 caliber Long Rifle made by my friends father that has all Chadwick parts except the Silver Lock.
Cool. As you can see I didn’t get much of a response when I inquired with this thread. I did read here or another forum where his daughter gave a brief history of her father.. i did consider contacting her when i was ready to sell but that thread was from about 2010 and I couldn’t find it.
Can’t remember the term but atf said he was selling firearms without a license. They later said “oops” and told him he could continue selling . Not sure if he was out of money or just didn’t want to sell kits any more.
Hello, I recently received my late grandfathers flintlock and it has a barrel made by RN Chadwick. I have been trying to find information on this gun but it seems like a jig saw puzzle to find out about a man named Ray Shisler. I am assuming he crossed paths with RN Chadwick at some point because he was based out of Chadds Ford, PA. I also noticed our guns are pretty similar I've included photos. If anybody has any information on Ray Shisler it would mean so much to my family and I as this was my grandpa's prized possession.
My father is Ray Shisler. My mother is Duane Chadwick shisler and she is the daughter of Robert n Chadwick who was my grandfather. My father still lives in Chadds Ford. I would love yo connect with the person who’s most prized possession is one of my fathers guns. I wondered into this website by looking up my grandfather’s name associated with flintlocks. Please email me for more info would love to hear from you and answer questions about my father at [email protected].
