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    Smoothrifles

    Thanks fellers. Much appreciated. I'll keep looking, just thought I'd ask.
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    Smoothrifles

    I guess that's why they needed files? To smooth their calloused foot rifles? ;) Meh, rifling is wasted money in a time when game was plentiful and just jumped right into your bag. Squirrels would cut their own throat with your patch knife. Terrible thing, your bag would get bloody and you'd...
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    Smoothrifles

    To me, a Schimmel is a barn gun without gunsmith carving, engraving, or a patchbox. Stock might be ash or some other lesser used hardwood, and it would likely have only two thimbles for the ramrod and no nose cap. Any carving or engraving would have been roughed in by the owner, but it is...
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    Smoothrifles

    I am interested in the history behind smoothrifles. Does anyone have suggestions on what to read and/or where to look? I'm looking for things like: When did they first appear? Who made them? Where were they used most? What wood was used for stocks and was it quarter sawn or plain sawn? Were...
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    Complete Kibler Colonial Smoothrifle

    You did a fantastic job Crewdawg. Thank you for the thread and all the information.
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    Touch Hole Size

    After checking back, I think I posted that in the wrong thread. Sorry about that. I think I meant to post it in the Jaeger/longrifle thread. My conclusion came from reading this ebook...at least some of it. It seems to have been written in 1796. The page that pops up is where I started and...
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    Jaeger vs Longrifle

    I found this in a search. Maybe it will help? In any case, I thought it was interesting and talks about the transition with a rifle thought to have been made in 1740. I don't know if that's been proven. http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/B016_Milliman.pdf
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    Hawken Flintlocks

    I've been lurking for some time. Love the conversations. This thread made me look up some things and consider others. What I find more believable is that the Hawken brothers likely restocked rifles with flintlocks, but probably didn't actually make many or any from scratch. While preservation of...
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