i need a bit of help

[rhbrink]

A lined barrel and a name it gets more interesting all the time.

RB

[Dan Cash]

Back action locks surely don't reinforce a stock wrist. It looks like the degredation in that area is from wood shrinkage/drying with subsequent destruction due to recoil and accumulation of crud. The checkering is called flat checkering and is typical of checkering up to about 1880 or a bit earlier. Bolster, lock and tang look ariginal but the tang looks like something was soldered on top of it; perhaps a sight base. The bore diameter suggests that it was a small game rifle that would also kill a deer. A .375 ball would kill deer back before they grew armor plating. Interesting old rifle.

[Dave Roelle]

Hi Dan:

Thanks for the feedback !!!!

The other opinions so far are that the lock is actually for a shotgun and thats its not original to the rifle, but again thats conjecture.

Your exactly correct on the stock---------broken and punky behind the bolster and tang and lock.

I did some light cleaning and de-gunked things and i don't really see any damage that would prevent bringing it back to life, i have the materials and equipement to build a new stock.

Cleaning the barrel shows sharp rifling and a tight patched jag pushes smoothly the length of the tube so it looks like thats not a problem.

When i get approved oer on longrifles perhaps i can find out more

Keep well and stay safe


Dave

[W. Brown]

Your rifle looks like it might have come from western PA or eastern OH. The barrel has definitely been lined and the rib shortened ; no big deal. The name underneath the barrel may have originally been on top before the barrel was lined, or not....I' ll go through some books and see if I can come up with anything.