Clean Living

[redbob]

Clean living is being at a local Gun Show and having a Cook & Brothers Confederate Artillery Carbine come in through the front door and you being their first stop and having them ask "Do you want to buy this old gun"?

 

[redbob]

And no, I didn't purchase it; it went to a more deserving home than mine-that said, just the thrill of holding it was like the commercial says: "PRICELESS". Plus, maybe I can get visiting privileges ...

 

[Patrick H]

Sounds like a cool experience to me!

 

[redbob]

Sounds like a cool experience to me!

It certainly was.

 

[UCVRelics]

Here she is, With out @redbob I would not own this piece. (Thanks) It was part of the contract Alabama had with Cook & Brothers in 1864. There will be more to follow as I find out more about the carbine and the

 

[originalrebelyell]

Man that is nice. Are you going to repair the break on the wrist.

 

[UCVRelics]

I really don't want to but where its at I have to keep together and not come off the main stock, but don't worry "I got a guy"

 

[originalrebelyell]

I agree I would repair it, is it broken clean no missing wood ,what does the left side look like. Are you going to repair it with colored acra glass or colored epoxy Man I like it.

 

[UCVRelics]

I will take some tomorrow but I can tell you the the FWC for Francis W Cook cartouche is still visible behind the saddle ring bar as it should be for all the Alabama contract muskets. Still shaking

 

[originalrebelyell]

That's fantastic !!!

 

[captaindrew]

What a piece! Congrats!

 

[UCVRelics]

DAM, I almost forgot the Col, Thanks Brent

 

[originalrebelyell]

Do you know any history on it. Who the initials belong to on the stock.

 

[UCVRelics]

Are you going to repair it with colored acra glass or colored epoxy Man I like it.

I really don't know, all I know is I got a CW wood guy who climes "I will never see the repair"

 

[UCVRelics]

Do you know any history on it. Who the initials belong to on the stock.

Yes I do, but before I post just want to do my research. The carbine is "right as rain" and I believe the family history also.

 

[originalrebelyell]

That is fantastic !!!

 

[Lanyard Puller]

Nice find.
Considering the overall condition, a repaired stock will not effect the value at all, but sorry to disagree with "you will not see the repair". I've been in this game a long time, and you will be able to see the repair, unless it grows back together by itself. IMHO.

 

[Larryh86GT]

Nice. Very very Nice.