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The maker engraved "smooth bore rifle" on the barrel. That's good enough for me. What a rifle!
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I guess that IS "Truth in advertising"!
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Well, it is hard to argue with the builder.
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The three tab patch cutter
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It is an interesting punch but does your rifle have a false muzzle. It would seem odd to do this sort of paper patching in a rifle without one.
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no false muzzle, never had one. Cloth patch maybe?
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Never seen a cloth patch of that shape, but perhaps. How loose is the bullet in the bore? will it allow for a cloth patch? An interesting and unusual rifle and collection of tools for sure. We may never really know how it was made to be used and for what purpose.
In the fourth picture from the top, What is the tool in between the sling and the leather packet? It looks like a spring clamp. Seems odd that one would be carried with the rifle but perhaps the rifle was made with extra mainsprings. Is the mainspring particularly unusual?
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Very cool Steve, now~~what to do with it?
I wonder what is in the leather wallet with the wrap n' tuck strap next to the ebony handled? I modeled a flint wallet and sold a pattern for it decades ago.
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Great pictures Steve, thanks for adding them in. I think the rifle is plenty interesting on its own, but composed or original, the case with odds and ends make for a really nice overall package.
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