Guns International #: 103455164
Seller's Inventory #: 259702

Category - Kentucky Rifles - Civil War Rifles

Category
Kentucky Rifles
Civil War Rifles

TIGER MAPLE Antique AMERICAN Full Stock Percussion HOMESTEAD/HUNTING Rifle CIVIL WAR Era GAME GETTING .28 Cal. Smoothbore

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TIGER MAPLE Antique AMERICAN Full Stock Percussion HOMESTEAD/HUNTING Rifle

CIVIL WAR Era GAME GETTING .28 Cal. Smoothbore

Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique American Percussion Rifle made circa the mid-1800s. The percussion rifle was a type of rifle that utilized the percussion lock mechanism to fire a bullet or musket ball. The Percussion lock mechanism was an evolution of the flintlock mechanism used on earlier muskets and rifles, with the percussion rifle being introduced somewhere around 1820. The percussion rifle had a slight advantage when it came to rate of fire over its flintlock counterparts. The use of a percussion cap reduced the reloading time, meaning the average number of shots per minute would consistently fall between three and four per minute. The percussion lock was also very reliable in wet conditions, and the reverse is true for the flintlocks with the primer not being affected by having water in contact with it, while the powder was virtually incapable of being exposed to water.

This example’s stout part round barrel is in .28 caliber, large enough to take small to medium sized game or to defend the homestead against unwanted aggression. Rifle manufacture in the mid-to-late 19th Century was rapidly changing over from thousands of craftsmen all over the United States and on the Frontier making and selling their wares, to the large factories with standardized assembly lines and modern manufacturing techniques. Many of the maker’s names of these percussion rifles have been lost over time. This is one such example.

This smoothbore with double set triggers would have also been used to put food on the table or defend the homestead against unwanted intruders!

The overall condition is good. Dark brown patina. The action functions when the set trigger is activated. The bore is dark, but remains good for its age. Solid maple striped stock with average handling evidence and some period repairs. The tip of the ramrod is broken. The signature on the barrel is not legible.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 44-3/4 inches.

Caliber: .28 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1250

#259702

 

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Antique: Yes