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    Post 1860 Jamestown, NC Rifle by S.H. Ward

    Hi A.J., thank you for responding! The patchbox may have been installed later on, someone pointed out to me that it is facing the wrong way. The bullet mold does have a numerical stamping of "215". I believe when i took the lock apart it was also stamped with the samer numbers "215" but i can't...
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    Post 1860 Jamestown, NC Rifle by S.H. Ward

    Adding a few more photos. When i first took possession of this rifle it was covered in black spray paint. I also brought home an 1868 Remington Rollingblock Greek contract and an 1894 Winchester manufactured in 1897. All of these guns were covered in this paint. Took many hours to clean them up...
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    Post 1860 Jamestown, NC Rifle by S.H. Ward

    Hello! I have a percussion rifle marked S.H. Ward that looks nearly identical to your rifle. I obtained this rifle when selling a lot of firearms from an estate sale. Mine came with the powder horn, bullet mold, and the (what i believe) is the original leather pouch with extra hammer. Did you...
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    Percussion rifle identifcation

    Okay, so I separated the barrel from the stock. The rifle is empty, no worries of a negligent discharge. I have yet to find any markings. There seems to be faint lettering on the underside of the "tang". I am not sure of proper term but the thin long piece of metal with the three screw holes...
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    Percussion rifle identifcation

    Hope this helps, I removed the lock and took pictures before and after i cleaned it. There are manufacturer numbers on some parts. I have no idea how to remove the barrel from the stock. In the stock where the capbox lays there was pieces of wood that just fell out. I just added the photos to...
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    Percussion rifle identifcation

    Whoops, this was meant to be posted in the Firearm Identification forum, can an admin move this post there? Thanks.
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    Percussion rifle identifcation

    Greetings guys, I recently came into possession of this percussion rifle. The owner had passed away and I've been tasked with selling the collection. Unfortunately someone decided it would be a good idea to spray paint multiple firearms in this collection including a Remington rolling block, an...
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