Great job, well done. Thanks for sharing.

@JeffandLeslie

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great video thank you

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

Very, very nice!

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful

@JeffandLeslie

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great job. The rifle has a large lock panel. Also, the tail of the lock plate appears to be rounded, was this typical? I'm not all that familiar with southern style rifles.

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

Yes on both counts. Rounded tails were quite common on these rifles as was a rather large lock panel and rounded front and tail on the lock panel too. typically the wrists are quite thin which accentuates the lock panel and makes it stand out. On this rifle I used a small silver flintlock and modified the plate by rounding the pointed tail. Many if not most Appalachian rifles used "hardware store" imported locks. Few of the smiths there forged their own locks. It was done but most were store locks. Even though the style appears to be fairly early, the most of these originals I've seen were early to mid 1800s and some were still being made and used well after the US Civil war. I have not seen a lot of mid caliber rifles from this region. Most are either small caliber (32-38 range) or larger (50 cal range). I guess it had to do with the game around there. Squirrels and other small game and deer. Hope this helps and thank you for asking and the compliment on the rifle.

👍👍

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nice!!! I just had a Carolina Trade gun made.Of course it's a smooth bore. My 5th gg was in West North Carolina in the mid 18th century. I assume the rifles we're later like the yours?

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

Brian, you should post a slide show of your guns. I love the Carolina style rifles. Most of what I build are Appalachian style rifles.

@briansherrillruralliving9708

Жыл бұрын

@@JeffandLeslie I will if I figure out how to do it again. Do you have a fb account??

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

@@briansherrillruralliving9708 Yes. Jeff Sluder on Facebook. JeffSluder on Instagram

@briansherrillruralliving9708

Жыл бұрын

@@JeffandLeslie I sent you a friend request

@JeffandLeslie

Жыл бұрын

@@briansherrillruralliving9708 Just accepted

Not much of a build video, if you ask me…

@JeffandLeslie

3 ай бұрын

sorry you didn't like it