Cecil Brooks Plainsman Rifle

[Short Arm]

I'm trying to find a picture of Cecil Brooks plainsman rifle. Would like to see the carving on it.Thanks for the help.

 

[Mike Brooks]

Cecil was a custom maker and made no two rifles alike. If you had pictures of one of his "plainsman" rifles it would probably not look like any other he built.

 

[Short Arm]

Mike your right,I have a Pedersoli plainsman rifle that was built after one of Cecil rifles. I lost the web site that gave a picture and the info on that rifle.I can't find the site. Thanks Mike for your reply

 

[mazo kid]

I know Mr. Brooks was commissioned in 1955 to build a rifle to be presented to the main speaker at the NRA Convention and made one a year until he died. Here is a picture of one; unfortunately you can't see much detail. http://www.nraam.org/pastmeetings/2005.html
Charleton Heston was presented a Brooks rifle in 2000 IIRC,and was featured in the American Rifleman magazine in that year. Maybe you can find a copy of the magazine to see the rifle.

 

[Short Arm]

Thanks Mazo kid for the pic.

 

[bioprof]

Here's a thread that mentions a Plainsman rifle that Cecil Brook's was supposed to have a hand in designing:
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/225215/tp/1/

Scroll down on the second page to see the comment about Cecil Brooks. I'm not sure about the accuracy of the attribution.

 

[Short Arm]

Thanks bioprof for the info.Good read

 

The "Plainsman" rifles built for/by Replica Arms, out of Marietta, was designed by and initial construction supervised by Cecil. They pop up once in a while and there were a couple of different variations available. They were made in Italy and there was some engraving and carving on one modael
Mark

 

[Short Arm]

Thanks folks for your help.I pick up one of these flinter from a good friend. I have re-done the stock and she is back together.Haven't been out to shoot her but the time is soon. I have been trying to get more info on it to pass to my friend. He had no ID on this rifle. I Thank you again for the help Lynn