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1840's Ohio style halfstock .36 short rifle

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Here's a beautiful little rifle, circa 1845ish, that I purchased from a fellow forum member. It's a .36 caliber. The octagon to round barrel is 26.25" long with no bands. The rifle weighs just under 8 lbs. The lock is marked J. Dana & Co., Warranted. It has a really good trigger break and an A+ bore. The bore and rifling are so nice, I don't know if this is the original barrel or not. Maybe a re-bore?

There has been some repair work done: a couple of cracks in the stock, and an interesting stud and nut holding the hammer to the tumbler. Even sports a touch of engraving.

Something about an original shooter just does it for me!

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I don’t know any of the history of this gun, but there are a couple others I found on the interwebs searching for J Dana & Co. They share some STRIKING similarities with it.

Trigger and trigger guard
Patch box
Wood
Thimbles
Lock maker

https://auctions.morphyauctions.com..._PERCUSSION_SPORTING_RIFLE____-lot205561.aspx


This one has a J Dana lock, and the patchbox is very similar to the other two. Maybe there's a connection.

https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...fle-made-circa-the-1840s.cfm?gun_id=101512453
 
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Your half-stocked rifle looks very much like a New York rifle based on these details: octagon-to-round barrel, patchbox style, single trigger, and the guard with that very small double tipped rear spur. At times these rifles had brass single triggers, but I can't tell from your photos if your trigger is iron or brass. But it appears to be a nice New York rifle with a shortened barrel and new front sight.

Shelby Gallien
 
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