Here's an oldie for you- What is it?

[MountainDevil54]

NO marks on it anywhere. The pins that hold the barrel to the stock are weird as well. The first ( nose cap area) is the only FULLY pinned section of the stock, the other 2 pin areas look like catches, something like a V turned sideways just to catch the pin but not need having the need to tap the pin out.

Lock works great, no half cock position, trigger breaks at around 2 1/2 - 3lbs.

[Badhabit]

Muzzleloader

[HoofsandWings]

I am thinking it is a squirrel gun from the early 1800's. An early example of a shotgun. It was loaded with shot for small animals possibly birds. You need to match the stock butt. It will tell you a lot of where it was made and used.

Also, check out the type of guns used on ships.

[d.winsor]

Have you shot it yet?

[MountainDevil54]

nope, After hunting season I will clean it up real good and see if its in shooting condition.

After some measuring, its a .40cal.

I highly doubt it was ever made to shoot shot, since it has rifling in it.

[d.winsor]

Good Luck with it, nice looking gun, hope she's a shooter.

[undertoad]

Vincent?

[Patarero]

kentucky long rifle of sorts

[ctwiggs1]

Could be a kit gun.  I've got one similar to it at home that my grandfather made decades ago.

[MountainDevil54]

no, far from being a kit gun. The wood inside the lock,barrel channel, all show the age.

I'll play with it after hunting season, bore still look ok enough to shoot a round  ball out of.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Looks like an early flintlock that was converted to percussion.  The trigger is a "set trigger", probably added at the same time as the percussion conversion.  It was probably a 36 caliber squirrel gun originally, and was made back when every gunsmith made guns.  it is obviously very old, and worth more to hang over the fireplace than to shoot.  It's why all my cap-and-ball revolvers are replicas. I will never risk damaging a real one.... 

[HillSlick]

Probably a rifle made by a local blacksmith for someone a very long time ago,


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[334OKH]

Did you ever figure out the builder or approximate year built?