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Good morning all,
Sitting in a turkey blind a few weeks ago, i was again thinking about that old DGW southern rifle i bought after seeing Last if the Mohicans 5 or 6 times ... my first flintlock. Had a bad attack of the dumbs later and sold it.
After a long pause due to life, i got back into the smoke but I don’t have the funds to replace THAT rifle. I also couldn’t remember what it was until i started hanging out on this forum and looking at the pictures. I gradually remembered 1) the ramrod entry point was a sharp right angle with no thimble, 2) all the furniture was iron, 3) the was no patch box, inly what i later learned was a grease hole. And it was long enough to fit me comfortable. And the stick was swept downward in a graceful curve at the butt which meant it shouldered perfectly.
So, i got an idea, which the pictures which follow will explain. This is one man’s concept and labor of love, so feel free to comment as you wish. But maybe somebody else will get this bug and come up with a better idea. Or just shell out $2000 for a custom.
So here’s what i started with, purchased from a member here. The first requirements were price, flintlock and no patch box. Here’s what i got...
(more photos to come as time permits and work progresses)
A 1970’s (?) zukar .45 which needed, uh, some attention.
Sitting in a turkey blind a few weeks ago, i was again thinking about that old DGW southern rifle i bought after seeing Last if the Mohicans 5 or 6 times ... my first flintlock. Had a bad attack of the dumbs later and sold it.
After a long pause due to life, i got back into the smoke but I don’t have the funds to replace THAT rifle. I also couldn’t remember what it was until i started hanging out on this forum and looking at the pictures. I gradually remembered 1) the ramrod entry point was a sharp right angle with no thimble, 2) all the furniture was iron, 3) the was no patch box, inly what i later learned was a grease hole. And it was long enough to fit me comfortable. And the stick was swept downward in a graceful curve at the butt which meant it shouldered perfectly.
So, i got an idea, which the pictures which follow will explain. This is one man’s concept and labor of love, so feel free to comment as you wish. But maybe somebody else will get this bug and come up with a better idea. Or just shell out $2000 for a custom.
So here’s what i started with, purchased from a member here. The first requirements were price, flintlock and no patch box. Here’s what i got...
(more photos to come as time permits and work progresses)
A 1970’s (?) zukar .45 which needed, uh, some attention.