Hello from England

[Old Timer 48]

Welcome!

 

[Dobegrant]

Welcome from Arizona

 

[Sir Boniface Harrison]

'Hello VicN. I got muddled , being 80, the french bit was for our brother Sir Boniface Harrison'

Nice photos Gordon. Mediaeval castles being another obsession of mine! Where abouts are these beauties?

 

[yotyfox]

Welcome from Utah.

 

[Varga]

Welcome from Texas

 

[William Lincoln]

Welcome from Florida

 

[Arrowhead_92]

Welcome from Oregon!

 

[Relic shooter]

Hell everyone, greetings from England.
I have a small collection of flintlock & percussion muzzle loaders, all bought in the 1960's. Rules for firing them in the UK are very strict now but back in the 60's I fired quite a few of them. I had most of them stored in the loft and recently got them down to check on their condition . Here I am posting a gun that I was never sure about, it was sold as a boys Kentucky style rifle, it has an an unusual patchbox as you can see. The Rifle is 42" long , sadly converted from Flintlock to Percussion, Barrel is rifled and 27"excluding tang. I'm not sure if it's a genuine gun or something put together at some time.


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Welcome from Idaho !
Judging by your photos the stock & trigger guard & possibly the barrel on your rifle appears to have started life as a typical percussion English half stock sporting rifle that has had an interesting life. Maybe took a hunting voyage to the western frontier at some point ?

Cannot see enough detail in photo of the lock plate to determine if it's original or a fitted replacement.
At some point the rifle's entire lock or the lock's hammer was lost or broken & was replaced with hammer off of a military musket.

The brass star with a western hat was likely added at a later date to the butt of the rifle.
Would be great if these old firearms could tell their stories !
We look forward to seeing the rest of your collection
Relic shooter