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Shibbershabber

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Hello all

I have just received a vintage piece... a Southern Mtn Rifle style, maybe a .36cal?

Lock is marked "Fall & Cunningham Nashville, Tenn"

I have not been able to find much on these online. From what I have found, its 1830s to 1850s


Any thoughts?
Possible value?
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That is a beauty!!!!! On the 'American Longrifles Forum' there are a lot of fellows that are very knowledgable about that specific type rifle, probably even tell you which hollar it was made in. Good luck.
Robby
 
Really need better pictures of the entire rifle...The lock is a pretty unreliable way to date or value a flintlock...Many times the maker bought the lock for use and other times the lock was replaced or updated during the lifetime of the rifle...Is there a name on the top of the barrel? Do you have pictures of the butt plate, side plate, thimbles, etc...These were often the pieces the original gunsmith did make and they typically used the same pattern over and over which helps identify either the area the rifle was made or the gunsmith that made it...
 
A quick Google search brings up Fall & Cunningham locks on several guns, it seems they were a retail store in Nashville.
 
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