david crockett repo cap lock rifle info

[eastbank]

i bought several rifles from a friend(the firearms were given to him) and this is one of them, a david crockett repo 44 or 45 caliber cap lock in unfired condition, its very light and easy handleing. its not marked where its made , italy-spain?. can any one shed any light on the rifle? eastbank.

 

[Crawdad1]

Did you check underneath the barrel for any 'proof' marks? They can and have stamped them there.

 

[4v50 Gary]

If it is a reproduction of a known Crockett rifle, I doubt if it was made overseas. It would take some effort for them to copy it and then duplicate it over there. Museums would be more open to a famous builder and would probably want a royalty.

 

[frontiergander]

it screams italian.

 

[Slamfire]

This web site identifies it as 1970s Franklin Mint, but non-firing replica.

http://www.frugal-cafe.com/public_h...of-davy-crockett-daniel-boone-has-died-video/

One sold for $135.00 at this auction.

http://www.gunauction.com/buy/12806490

The original, from which your rifle was made, is shown in this document:

http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/B058_Chenault.pdf

I am going to say the block print inscription, about the rifle being presented to Davy Crocket is a fraud. I have seen a number of swords and guns from that era and inscriptions were in Spencerian script, which is most elegant and beautiful. I think someone bought an original vintage rifle and crudely faked the side plate and inscription later.

 

[Ephraim Kibbey]

Here is one that sold last year:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Frankl...-Davy-Crocketts-Rifle-Old-Betsy-/151464941623

and another:

http://www.gunauction.com/buy/12806490

Addition: Slamfire1 - you are a quicker researcher than me!!!

 

[rcmodel]

One problem is, Davy Crocket lived & died shortly after the cap lock was invented and gained widespread use.

His best known rifle, 'Old Betsy', was a flint-lock.

rc

 

[Slamfire]

Addition: Slamfire1 - you are a quicker researcher than me!!!

We both got there, so the OP ought to be happy!

One problem is, Davy Crocket lived & died shortly after the cap lock was invented and gained widespread use.

His best known rifle, 'Old Betsy', was a flint-lock

Just as in discussions of "the original Bowie knife", there are a lot of false claims to Davy Crockett's rifles.

 

[rcmodel]

Yes there are.

But that one rat there ain't it!!

rc

 

[Ron James]

rc, you beat me to it. Ole Davie was a Flint lock guy.

 

[frontiergander]

of course this is just a copy guys, my goodness you didnt really think it was real? Its just a commemorative rifle like you see in the wild west magazines with the old winchesters to celebrate and remember. Or like todays "Hawken" muzzle loaders, just a name to remember the old days.

 

[eastbank]

thanks guys, i,ll give it to my father in law to hang over the fire place. eastbank.

 

[bannockburn]

eastbank

i,ll give it to my father in law to hang over the fire place.

Great idea! Makes for a very nice gift on your part and a good place for it.

 

[Crawdad1]

This is an American made rebuild of the Crockett rifle,

http://www.caywoodguns.com/crocket-rifle2.html

Or this one built by Houston Harrison:

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.... Painstaking Recreation of Davy's First Rifle


What you have there is a Spanish or Italian built replica. I'm thinking more Spain then anything.

See the difference?????


No one can build a longrifle like an American can build a longrifle.