This rifle has been passed down in my family. Daniel Buck, my 4-greats grandfather, was a gunsmith in Pennsylvania. He was born in Montgomery Co in 1881 and moved to Crawford Co in 1823. I'm told that he carried this rifle to Illinois in 1839. I have removed the lock and the butt plate hoping to find a signature with no luck. The "No 4" sized lock was manufactured by "B.E. Co" but I didn't find anything about them online. I would love to see other examples of Daniel's work. Can you narrow down the date it was built? I would put it between 1822 and 1835 but maybe that can be narrowed further. I wish this rifle could talk!
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