Greetings!
I need a little help in identifying a rifle. I believe it to be a 1795 Harpers Ferry flintlock rifle that was later converted to a percussion cap. All of this checks out on Google, but I don’t know if any/all of it is authentic.
My stepfather was a very active re-enactor before his passing, and the rifle was passed down to me with the little to no information, other than my mother mentioning that the man ’rarely bought cheap stuff.’ The rifle was water damaged in a basement flood many years ago and took on considerable rust, as well as dark water stains on the stock.
Recently, I’ve decided to restore it a bit, and get it back to looking good again. This has involved completely disassembling it. As I was analyzing the pieces, it seemed to me that the metal parts were old, while the wooden stock seemed relatively modern, by what I imagine a 225 year old piece of wood to look like. But, mine is a humble and very uninformed hypothesis.
Can you tell what I’ve got from the attached photos? Thanks for any help you can offer!
I need a little help in identifying a rifle. I believe it to be a 1795 Harpers Ferry flintlock rifle that was later converted to a percussion cap. All of this checks out on Google, but I don’t know if any/all of it is authentic.
My stepfather was a very active re-enactor before his passing, and the rifle was passed down to me with the little to no information, other than my mother mentioning that the man ’rarely bought cheap stuff.’ The rifle was water damaged in a basement flood many years ago and took on considerable rust, as well as dark water stains on the stock.
Recently, I’ve decided to restore it a bit, and get it back to looking good again. This has involved completely disassembling it. As I was analyzing the pieces, it seemed to me that the metal parts were old, while the wooden stock seemed relatively modern, by what I imagine a 225 year old piece of wood to look like. But, mine is a humble and very uninformed hypothesis.
Can you tell what I’ve got from the attached photos? Thanks for any help you can offer!
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