My father recently passed away and among his guns was an old muzzle loader. I was with him when he purchased this rifle at an auction about 10 or 12 years ago. At some point after that he had it identified and appraised by a gunsmith in the Omaha area. I don't know what happened to the paper the smith gave him and I am trying to find out a little more about this rifle, that if I remember correctly he called a Baker rifle.
What I can tell you about the rifle is that it is a flintlock converted to percussion. The only legible marking out on the lock is the word TOWER behind the hammer, other markings on the plate at the front are too faint and corroded to read. It is a .62 caliber rifle that was made sometime around 1800. The comb of the stock has been reshaped a little (dished out to allow better sighting) and I think the trigger guard has been reshaped or replaced. There is also a patchbox that I don't think is original. There are a couple of small holes near the front end of the stock that suggest something was removed, but it does have a cap on the end of the stock that if not original is very old.
Any information or a point in the right direction to find some would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
bergie
What I can tell you about the rifle is that it is a flintlock converted to percussion. The only legible marking out on the lock is the word TOWER behind the hammer, other markings on the plate at the front are too faint and corroded to read. It is a .62 caliber rifle that was made sometime around 1800. The comb of the stock has been reshaped a little (dished out to allow better sighting) and I think the trigger guard has been reshaped or replaced. There is also a patchbox that I don't think is original. There are a couple of small holes near the front end of the stock that suggest something was removed, but it does have a cap on the end of the stock that if not original is very old.
Any information or a point in the right direction to find some would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
bergie