Unknown Blackpowder Rifle

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Hey guys, I'm new here the THR, but I thought I'd give it a try. I have this rifle, and I'm not sure what it is. It has the Royal Crown stamped on it, with the "GR" under that. It is also stamped with "Farher 1746"
 

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From what I can tell from the photo, the lock was converted from flint to pecussion. With more photos, I will be able to expand on that.
 
Looks like somebody made a sporting arm with a converted Brown Bess lock. More pictures would maybe be helpful.
 
Alright, here are some more photos. Thanks alot so far.
 

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The American Longrifles Forum has an antique gun collecting section that's frequented by a lot of experienced builders and collectors. If you could take another photo of the whole gun showing the entire stock then someone there might know something else about it.

http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php

But you will have to use another photo host besides THR.
Imageshack is free and registration is not required.

http://imageshack.us/
 
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I think the lock was recycled from a musket. The trigger guard isn't German. Hard to say anything more unless more pictures were posted.
 
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