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    What is a good length for an American longrifle ?

    My Lancaster county Isaac Haines rifle is 45 and 1/2 inch in 50 cal.
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    About carving on originals

    Gifted a Lancaster country rifle, engraved I. Haines (1772-1792) on barrel, but no carving on wood stock. Two straight lines on patch box. Still trying to figure out how to post photos. Steve in Iowa
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    Isaac Haines Rifle

    Hi Steve in Iowa, new member, have been shooing black power since 1975. Usually reproduction. Older friend is downsizing his collection. Bought a reproduction Tower (Japan) and a reproduction 1863 .58 cal (Italy). At the end of the evening he gave me a old Penn rifle. Did not really look at it...
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    Isaac Haines Rifle

    HighUintas Been a gun guy since year of birth. The year my dad went to work at Rock Island Arsenal. He did 30 years their. Every Armed Forces Day we got to crawl all over everything they had. After three year in the US Army, two of them in Germany, I did 33 years at RIA. As the Safety Engineer I...
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    Isaac Haines Rifle

    Thinking about buying a lock, trigger group, rear sight and stock cap in brass and fit into existing stock. A ram rod is present in wood. May not be original, but is old. Not for shooting, hang on wall for display and story telling.
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    Isaac Haines Rifle

    Sorry not an L it is a very script I. I will go to the flint lock section and post photos after I clean it. Someone had taped the barrel to the stock. Need to remove the tape glue. Someone in the past had converted it to percussion. Nipple is missing. It is an original antique rifle, it has...
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    Isaac Haines Rifle

    High from Steve in Iowa, friend just gave me a rifle with L Haines cut into the barrel. Barrel 45 3/4 inch looks 50 cal. Its in bad shape. No lock, trigger group, rear sight, stock cap. Stock broke at lock and trigger group. Brass four piece patch box, brass butt. What do I do now? I usually...
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