Jcann
Pilgrim
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I was hoping someone might be able to shed a little light on this rifle and possibly a value it might have to a collector. I'm not wanting to sale it but would like to value it for insurance reasons.
My dad purchased this at an estate sale in Ohio when I was a kid. If memory serves me, he paid $27 for it. The stock was broken as well as the trigger guard and it was missing a hammer. He repaired the stock as best as he could and did some brass/brazing work to repair the trigger guard and bought a period correct original hammer. It's a 43 or 44 caliber with I think a 28 or 30 inch octagon barrel. The barrel alone weighs 9lbs.
The lock says "Manton", (Joseph Manton?) and the barrel was made by Benjamin B. Loar (B.B. Loar) out of Granville and Newark, Ohio. The top flat at the breech end is stamped "B.B. LOAR / GRANDVILLE, O."
The muzzle end is fitted for a false muzzle. Although I don't have a picture of it, the tang at the end of the breach looks as though it might have had a sight similar to that of a Vernier long range peep sight. Although the front sight doesn't necessarily give credence to that. I'm sure this rifle was used as a target rifle in its day because I doubt anyone wanted to carry around an 11 pound rifle.
Thanks for looking
My dad purchased this at an estate sale in Ohio when I was a kid. If memory serves me, he paid $27 for it. The stock was broken as well as the trigger guard and it was missing a hammer. He repaired the stock as best as he could and did some brass/brazing work to repair the trigger guard and bought a period correct original hammer. It's a 43 or 44 caliber with I think a 28 or 30 inch octagon barrel. The barrel alone weighs 9lbs.
The lock says "Manton", (Joseph Manton?) and the barrel was made by Benjamin B. Loar (B.B. Loar) out of Granville and Newark, Ohio. The top flat at the breech end is stamped "B.B. LOAR / GRANDVILLE, O."
The muzzle end is fitted for a false muzzle. Although I don't have a picture of it, the tang at the end of the breach looks as though it might have had a sight similar to that of a Vernier long range peep sight. Although the front sight doesn't necessarily give credence to that. I'm sure this rifle was used as a target rifle in its day because I doubt anyone wanted to carry around an 11 pound rifle.
Thanks for looking