Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-06-2012, 08:27 AM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
jjmitchell
thanks, again, for the new info on contacting a NMRLA field rep. as they say in Frogtown, "I'll hop right to it."
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-05-2012, 11:06 AM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
jjmitchell
thank you for the info and link. i will check them out.
and, if ever there was a place i wanted to visit, it would be a place with a name like "Buzzard Roost".
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-05-2012, 07:38 AM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
i am answering private messages, but i don't know if they are going through. i'm still interested in selling the musket.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-01-2012, 10:29 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
Thanks for the info, Jim. I've googled and found several antique arms dealers, so i've got something to start with.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-01-2012, 02:38 PM
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-01-2012, 02:34 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
I need to find a good, reputable place where I can sell this rifle. Recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-01-2012, 01:57 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
Buffalochip
Mayence is the French name for the city which is now Mainz, Germany. I did a web search and could find no Mayence in PA.
I'll do some more poking around, but, at this point, I...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 11:14 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
hrf
thanks for the tip. i've done that and it appears that it's clear. i wonder if it would be worth more if there was an antique load in it. probably not.
p.s. wanna buy a real old gun? ...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 11:10 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
Well, I'll take a wild guess over a tame guess any day - especially when it's that amount. If you run into anyone who is interested in a
H. Schafer-small shop in Mayence-1750-converted flintlock...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 08:42 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
thank you for the very interesting explanation of what I was wondering about, Jim.
do you have any idea what the piece may be worth? if not, could point me in the direction of someone or some...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 03:28 PM
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 03:19 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
reply to Jim
you've confirmed my suspicion that it was a conversion. the barrel has obvious "rifling", if you will let me call it that. you can see in the photo of the head-on shot that the...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 03:12 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
wow, Buffalo Chips, you have a good eye - i wouldn't have noticed it from the photo.
but, no, they are not plugs. what you see are (i don't know what to call it) patina spots. but it's iron, not...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 12:55 PM
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 12:52 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
(laughing out loud here.) You're too fast for me. I'm still struggliing with re-sizing and uploading. Here's some more.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 12:31 PM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
Welcome to TFF.
Mayence is (or was) another spelling of Mainz, across the Rhine from Wiesbaden.
Clear photos would help confirm if it was converted from flintlock, and the condition.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 12:15 PM
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 09:58 AM
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Re: Antique Muzzleloader
Thanks for the reply, Jim. I'm working on posting photos of the piece and looking forward to any information you or others may pass on.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 09:55 AM
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-31-2012, 09:55 AM
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Views: 1,230
Re: Antique Muzzleloader
Thanks for the reply. Now I know a little more about the history of this piece. I'll submit photos as soon as I get the camera charged up.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-30-2012, 07:30 PM
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Antique Muzzleloader
I have an old muzzleloader that was passed down from my great-grandfather who came to America in 1860. Family legend has it that he brought this piece with him. It appears that it was originally a...
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