Hewes and Phillips, Potsdam, m1817 Common Rifle, and Pedersoli

[MarkTK36thIL]

Good afternoon to all.
I have the following for sale. You can click on each of them to go to the FB album to browse. Please feel free to shoot me a message with questions or additional questions. I'm not looking for trades at this point, but will consider all. All prices include shipping.

Thank you,
Mark


2. Potsdam (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1736321986623366.1073741885.143943724297851 0&type=1&l=96511723f3) $425 (Almost skirmish ready- needs a bayonet clasp added and about 2 inches of stock and a new forward band) Sold and shipped
3. M1817 Common Rifle Flintlock Reconversion (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1740424356213129.1073741889.143943724297851 0&type=1&l=e49f34c3c5) $925 (Would be an excellent project to reline the barrel) Sold and shipped
4. Pedersoli 1816 Flintlock (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1724578091131089.1073741882.143943724297851 0&type=1&l=e4b3df6e22) $925 (Skirmish Ready) Sold and shipped

[buckeye]

Mark,

I'm very interested in your H&K.

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[Dan Mastin]

Mark

Your H&P is a Type 1 and I believe most if not all were originally rifled. The Type 2s were smoothbore and the rear sight was mounted like the '61s, not backward like the one you have. Your rear sight is mounted correctly for a type 1. Type 2s also have a different hammer and bolster.

Dan Mastin
11th Indiana

[Dave Fox]

I'll take the Common Rifle, if still available. Instructions?

[MarkTK36thIL]

Hi Dan,
This would be the New Jersey Type 2 Alteration. p. 72 in Moller discusses the Type 1, which is a more rounded bolster. The Type 2's (p. 73 in Moller), are more triangular, smoothbore, but someone probably turned the site around thinking it was wrong.

[MarkTK36thIL]

m1817 Common Rifle -Pending Sale
Pedersoli 1816 -Sold

[MarkTK36thIL]

Also have an 1858 Remington m1816 New Jersey Contract conversion (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1588858424703057.1073741861.143943724297851 0&type=1&l=0b99d15f10) with the Maynard tape priming system. $950 ON HOLD

[dbackfed]

Here you go. There are three different books by him and all are for the serious researcher.
https://www.amazon.com/American-Military-Shoulder-Arms-Muzzleloading/dp/0826350011

[Timmeu]

You might try interlibrary loan to get the books to find your answer as well!

[MarkTK36thIL]

Harry, shoot me a PM with your cell number. I can get you the info tonight.

[MarkTK36thIL]

Long story short, some of the NJ Type 2 alterations with clean out screw were not rifled, but that seems to be the minority with these. All NJ alterations have a clean out screw. (Moller; Vol. 3, p.72)

Shoot me an email, and I can get you more information tonight or tom before work.
Mark

[Maillemaker]

I just thought I would let everyone know that I went looking for the Moller Volume III via intra-library loan and it was not available. But they pointed me to an electronic version available via Google Books:

https://books.google.com/books?id=y7_DzNMrDqsC&lpg=PP1&pg=PT233#v=onepage&q&f=false

I'm looking forward to reading about the H&P conversion from Moller.

Hopefully this is useful to you.

Edit: Well, sadly, the book is not completely available. Parts are missing.

Steve

[Maillemaker]

You can purchase the full book at the above link for about $80 as an ebook, which I have done.

Steve