Saturday, November 24, 2018

Muzzle Loaders For Sale 54 percussion & 45 Flintlock NOT KITS circa 1975

$1,500.00 for the pair, will separate.  Price is firm as parts today will cost you more.  Owner now in possession of these. I can retrieve if you're purchasing them. Thanks for looking BPB












 Have a older fella from the local Veterans groups. He now has Parkinson's. He use to do vous and made a few smoke poles in his day. He and his wife stopped doing vous when his cargo trailer was stolen 18 years ago.

 He made these 2 out of the same tree . Lots of curl___
Maple from Vermont in 1975.
circa 1975 as the inlay in the top flat indicates C. Fair Darke Co. Ohio
 Hawken style half stock pewter for end tip.
Rifle had a 34" Douglas 8 grove barrel Twist comes out at 16.5" so 1-66ish
Bore it great condition
Barrel sports a squared off drum with nipple.
LOP 13".5 +-
DBL SET TRIGGERS
REAR SIGHT IRON OPEN
PATCH BOX ? HEAVY LID POSSIBLY PEWTER
AT THE MUZZLE IS 2 WIRE BANDS

Lock is by RUSS HAMM - I put about 4 hours work into cleaning it up to make it function again.
You have to set the trigger for the lock to hold.
Ram rod is proud of the muzzle by 1"
It hits the froward trigger guard screw. I found a Phillips screw in the guard and pulled it. Stuck a piece of wood with glue to replace the hole. Then set a new screw in.

Over all the rifle had a few bumps and bruises from handling. The owner shot it regularly.

The pistol 45 cal flint lock by RUSS HAMM

Forward trigger guard is loose needs repair, ??new pin
Cleaned the lock up.
Bore in great condition
Brass trim
bbl 10"
OAL 15"

He'd like to get $1,500.00 for the pair and will separate.. You can send me a PM ,call or email directly.

Thanks for looking Pictures posted here www.blackpowderbill.com  file to large for this forum