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Traditional Firearms => Caplock Long Guns => Topic started by: rollingb on January 30, 2017, 08:12:12 AM

Title: Rawhide repaired percussion Plains Rifle
Post by: rollingb on January 30, 2017, 08:12:12 AM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ColonialScout3/Cowboy%20Stuff%20III/1214-6_zpsabf54497.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ColonialScout3/Cowboy%20Stuff%20III/1214-6_rev_zpsdf647c74.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/ColonialScout3/Cowboy%20Stuff%20III/1214-6_rec_zpsaef40e07.jpg)

German silver American eagle inlay on r/s of butt stock. Profusely brass- tacked on butt and tang. Caliber .44. Shows heavy use and repairs. Rusting on exterior of octagonal barrel. No ramrod.

Title: Re: Rawhide repaired percussion Plains Rifle
Post by: Hank in WV on January 30, 2017, 05:12:08 PM

Is that a cheekpiece on both sides of the stock or are my eyes deceiving me. That happens anymore.

Title: Re: Rawhide repaired percussion Plains Rifle
Post by: rollingb on January 30, 2017, 06:16:10 PM

Quote from: "Hank in WV"

Is that a cheekpiece on both sides of the stock or are my eyes deceiving me. That happens anymore.

It sure looks like it to me Hank  :oops:

Title: Re: Rawhide repaired percussion Plains Rifle
Post by: Winter Hawk on January 30, 2017, 07:50:53 PM

That was my question also!  It looks like a dolphin eating the moon on the left side.

~WH~