Unmarked flint lock rifle #3 - The Firearms Forum

bobbyhiroaki · 10-15-2010, 12:37 PM

This flint lock rifle is very long and measures 61 inches long and the barrel measures 46 inches long.

bobbyhiroaki · 10-15-2010, 12:39 PM

More photos..........

hrf · 10-15-2010, 01:38 PM

None of your 3 guns are flintlocks: They are percussion locks, sometimes also referred to as cap locks.

Unless there's a name on top of the rifle barrels, or on rib of the double barrel shotgun (#1) it's unlikely you will ever know who assembled them. If the barrels originated in Europe, they will probably have proofmarks underneath, hidden by the stock, but many American gunsmiths used imported Belgian barrels.

10-15-2010, 12:39 PM	#2
bobbyhiroaki Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 8	Re: Unmarked flint lock rifle #3 More photos.......... Attached Images

10-15-2010, 12:37 PM	#1
bobbyhiroaki Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 8	Unmarked flint lock rifle #3 This flint lock rifle is very long and measures 61 inches long and the barrel measures 46 inches long. Attached Images -->

10-15-2010, 01:38 PM	#3
hrf Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,277	Re: Unmarked flint lock rifle #3 None of your 3 guns are flintlocks: They are percussion locks, sometimes also referred to as cap locks. Unless there's a name on top of the rifle barrels, or on rib of the double barrel shotgun (#1) it's unlikely you will ever know who assembled them. If the barrels originated in Europe, they will probably have proofmarks underneath, hidden by the stock, but many American gunsmiths used imported Belgian barrels.