My stepson inherited an old family heirloom in the form of a rifle which was handed down through the generations, but whose history is lost due to the passing of the last of those generations.
I know little about muzzle loaders and net research can quickly get confusing. Here's what I have figured out so far...
it's a percussion ignition lock
seems to be about 40 cal.
trigger guard, butt and other appointments were iron
full stock
" *J*M* " stamped on the barrel.
It seems consistent with the firearms that went west to the frontier from the mid 1830s to about the 1850s, can anybody point me to a good source of information for more research?
I know little about muzzle loaders and net research can quickly get confusing. Here's what I have figured out so far...
it's a percussion ignition lock
seems to be about 40 cal.
trigger guard, butt and other appointments were iron
full stock
" *J*M* " stamped on the barrel.
It seems consistent with the firearms that went west to the frontier from the mid 1830s to about the 1850s, can anybody point me to a good source of information for more research?