Fire arms in the safe

[RHensley]

I saw a tread about the rifles we still have. I tried to take a few photos of the ones I still have. Thinking of making at least one or maybe two more. I'll be glad when it warms up so I can shoot the ones I still have. My camera skills aren't that good so maybe they'll show up. There's 2 with walnut stocks and the rest are striped maple. 3 of these are 54 with green mountain barrels and 2 are 45s. one with green mountain and the other colerain.

 

[RHensley]

The left handed rifle with the lady patch box I built for the wife. I call it a kentucky short. The barrel is 36 inches long. she's a pretty good shot.

 

[fleener]

I have never seen a lady patch box. Thanks for showing it to us.

Fleener

 

[hanshi]

I like that "lady" patchbox and think it's really cool.

 

[RHensley]

I like that "lady" patchbox and think it's really cool.

I was told that it was sexist because you can lift the skirt to get to what's under

 

[lwscrim]

Ok, I would never have thought of that one...
I still like the "Lady" patch box and the others are great also!

 

[RHensley]

The third one from the top is a 54 with a 38 in. barrel. I built it for my nephew in 1999 and gave it to him on his 10 birthday. We zeroed it in at a 100 yards. It started out as a percussion. He never got to hunt with it. He was killed in 2002 in a motocross accident and his mother brought it back to me. It's been in the safe since then. I changed it over to a flint lock last year. If possible I'll take a deer with it this year before I retire it again.

 

[lwscrim]

I really like that one, 38" .54 flintlock with a swamped barrel is my dream rifle...
One day... when I save enough money... it will happen.

 

[RHensley]

I really like that one, 38" .54 flintlock with a swamped barrel is my dream rifle...
One day... when I save enough money... it will happen.

This one is a straight barrel. 1 in by 38. It's really not that heavy. The top rifle is a 1 in by 42. I've hunted with that one since 85 and taken many deer with it. I built a 7/8 buy 42 last winter It's the 2 one down. It's also a straight barrel. Comepaired to the 42 on the top it's like carrying nothing. The maple stocks were all hard maple and had to use the acid before staining. I like the dark color. Some folks like the color a little lighter but to me the dark shows the inlays better.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

I saw a tread about the rifles we still have. I tried to take a few photos of the ones I still have. Thinking of making at least one or maybe two more. I'll be glad when it warms up so I can shoot the ones I still have. My camera skills aren't that good so maybe they'll show up. There's 2 with walnut stocks and the rest are striped maple. 3 of these are 54 with green mountain barrels and 2 are 45s. one with green mountain and the other colerain. View attachment 3389 View attachment 3390 View attachment 3391

very nice. Anyone would be proud to own them

 

[RHensley]

Back in 73 I built one that I hunted with for a couple of years and then let my brother have it. 38 barrel 50 cal Douglas barrel. This was my first and though it shot well i was never happy with it. It was a long gun built on the Penn. style but I was talked into a T/C percussion lock. Just doesn't look right. I found out it may be coming back to me and if so I'll confirm that the barrels still good and if so I'll remake the gun with a better stock and lock. It'll end up about 1 in. shorter but more period correct and I do like the flint lock. There are many good barrel companies out there but I really like the Douglas.

 

[lwscrim]

You do very nice work! I love the inlays, they do stand out on the darker finish.
They are all beautiful!
They are all rifles to be proud of!