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Post by cranbrook on Apr 26, 2014 8:34:41 GMT -5
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Post by jims on Apr 26, 2014 20:54:34 GMT -5
Very impressive.
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Post by cranbrook on Apr 27, 2014 7:25:04 GMT -5
Thank you for your comment jims, I wanted to see if I had the computer skills up to snuff to get these pictures posted here. Success it seems! This rifle by Abia Butler Smith was made in Allegheny County PA ca 1840. Smith liked to experiment with ballistics and this piece was just such an experiment. The barrel was rifled with the new idea of twin groove rifling for a belted round ball. Just like the British Brunswick rifle in a much smaller caliber. This is a 32 caliber bore. I do not know if his experiment was very successful as this rifle has had very very few shots fired through it. It appears to have been stored in a closet somewhere since it was made.
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Post by cranbrook on Apr 27, 2014 7:30:40 GMT -5
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Post by mrbuck on May 2, 2014 16:05:09 GMT -5
Wow ! What a treasure . I wish I found something like that stored in a closet ! !
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Post by jims on May 2, 2014 20:11:05 GMT -5
The skills of that time with the equipment at hand is outstanding. I can see how it might have gotten stored, almost too nice to use.
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Post by walker on May 25, 2014 19:56:55 GMT -5
love the looks of those long guns!
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Post by oneshotike on Jan 27, 2015 15:24:48 GMT -5
Very nice looking rifle.
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Post by 10ga on Feb 1, 2015 16:27:29 GMT -5
Nice rifle. 170 years old and still looking good. Bet with the right ball shoot pretty good too. And easy on the powder horn and lead stockpile at 32 cal. What a wonderful reminder of where we have come from. a beautiful rifle. Great metal work, adornment and beautiful wood. I'm thinking the stock is maple but since not in hand can't be sure. Thanks, 10 ga
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ray
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Post by ray on Feb 7, 2015 6:45:24 GMT -5
What a beauty!
Ray
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Post by kralik4jr on Feb 22, 2015 9:58:42 GMT -5
That's very cool!!!
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