Been a long time since I visited here, but anyhoo, I have this half-stock percussion rifle that was in my step-mom's stepfather's family for many years, and it was just passed along to me by my 91 year old Dad. It's .40 caliber as measured at the muzzle by calipers, and has no markings anywhere except the lockplate, which is marked "Ashmore". The barrel has six grooves and is 30.5 inches long. The front sight is missing or broken off at the slot, and the nipple is buggered up. There is also a screw missing from the middle of the tang. The set triggers are fully functional. The rear sight adjusting screw is stripped. I retrieved 4 old tightly packed oil impregnated patches from the breach end using a ball worm so I could clean the bore out. I'll post pictures if I can get it to work. Any info on the approximate vintage of this rifle would be appreciated. The fact that there are no markings on the barrel as to caliber or saying "black powder only" tells me it's likely pre-smokeless powder vintage.
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