cowboys1062
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A friend of mine gave me a caplock CVA Kentucky Rifle that had set in his gunsafe for the past 30 years. He only shoots centerfire firearms and never has been interested in blackpowder shooting.His dad owned the rifle for years and ended up passing it down to his son who in turn put it away in his safe never to see daylight. I offered to buy the rifle from him on several occasions. The other day again I offered to buy it and to my surprise he told me that it deserved a good home and just gave it to me. So my friends father owned it for several years and then it set in my friends safe for another 30 years. I dont know how old this gun is. I will tell you what I do know: Its a CVA Fullstock Kentucky Rifle in 45 Cal. The barrel and lock has a nice brown patina look to it. The other furniture is Brass which has aged to a mellow gold color. A single trigger and no patchbox. The inside of the bore is mirror shiney bright.Looks like it hasnt been fired much. The stock is a two piece stock with a narrow thin brass devider holding it together. I dont know where the barrel was made. There is no made in Spain or made in U.S.A. on it. No proof marks either. The only markings on the barrel is on the left flat : Connecticut Valley Arms Inc. 45 Cal. with the serial number#00242. The barrel and tang are one piece. The barrel is secured in the stock by the tang bolt going through the stock and into the triggerplate and secured in the front by the nosecap. The nosecap has two screw holes underneath it. The screws go through the nosecap and through the stock and finally screwed into the barrel. No wedge keys or pins.The Tang and Nosecap secures the barrel in the stock real well nice and tight, no play. I will send picks when my son inlaw visits this week, He's going to show me how to post pics. From what I described, How old or what year do you think that this rifle could have been made?