Tom in Pittsburgh
10-02-2010, 03:57 PM
Pennsylvania Bedford styled "poor boy" percussion rifle. Maple stock stained to a dark brown with rubbed back golden highlights. Trimmed in brass furniture this percussion rifle has a sheet brass buttplate, sideplate, and fowler style triggerguard.
The .50 caliber Grn Mountain straight octagon barrel is 36” in length. Cut rifle with eight lands and grooves , with a 1 in 70" twist for patched roundball. Finished to a brown with darker areas of patina. A rear dovetail at 6-1/2" from the breech has been filled with a brass blank. The rear sight is currently mounted 12" from the breech. The front sight is mounted 2" from the muzzle.
Weighing in at 7 pounds the rifle has a trigger reach of 14-1/8”. This is a very handy Eastern woods type rifle.
A grease, or tallow hole has been drilled in the stock.
Professionally-tuned L&R Bedford County percussion lock.
Clean, excellent bore -- great shooter.
$850.00 asking price includes shipping and full insurance to a Lower 48 address. Add $25.00 (3%) if paying by PayPal.
Please e-mail me directly if interested.
Tom@vintage-gunlore.com
Thanks!
See attached images.
The .50 caliber Grn Mountain straight octagon barrel is 36” in length. Cut rifle with eight lands and grooves , with a 1 in 70" twist for patched roundball. Finished to a brown with darker areas of patina. A rear dovetail at 6-1/2" from the breech has been filled with a brass blank. The rear sight is currently mounted 12" from the breech. The front sight is mounted 2" from the muzzle.
Weighing in at 7 pounds the rifle has a trigger reach of 14-1/8”. This is a very handy Eastern woods type rifle.
A grease, or tallow hole has been drilled in the stock.
Professionally-tuned L&R Bedford County percussion lock.
Clean, excellent bore -- great shooter.
$850.00 asking price includes shipping and full insurance to a Lower 48 address. Add $25.00 (3%) if paying by PayPal.
Please e-mail me directly if interested.
Tom@vintage-gunlore.com
Thanks!
See attached images.