Recent content by stageman

Signs went up yesterday in Folly Lick Stream Valley Park in my neighborhood near Herndon, Virginia. Just like that, I'm a potential law breaker if I take a walk in the park where, 4 years ago, MS13 murdered someone with a machete. No exception for CCP. Photo attached.

North Carolina and Georgia. ;-)

Got some pretty good info on this site:http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=49029.0

Got some really good feedback in this forum. http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=49029.0

After some great discussion in the black powder forum, it was suggested I post here. This is a family heirloom passed down to me. Bore measures .35 with my calipers. The mold came with. What can you tell us about it? Thanks![/IMG]

Any idea of the age of this?

Here are some more pictures for those of you who might have some insight into the origin of this gun. Thanks!

Thanks for the info. My Grandfather died in 1988. I am 60 now, so I would like to consolidate good information on this gun for my kids.

Here you go:

Evidently, I can't count. Here is the proof. Octagonal barrel with a ...

Story my grandfather told me and confirmed by an appraiser at a LGS.

When I get home I'll count sides to be sure...

I found the mold! Does it look close?

You know, I do have a mold. I just never considered it was for this gun. I'll get it out and check. Thanks for the memory jog!

This has been in my family for well over a hundred years. It appears that it used to be a flint lock that was converted to percussion. The set and trigger work as intended. The barrel ( iron hexagonal) is clear and my micrometer measures .35. What size patched ball would that translate to?