Texas Produced Muzzleloaders of the 1800s

[Wild Ed]

Thought some of you might enjoy looking at these Texas Made originals.  ET
http://www.texasguntrade.com/texassportingrifles.htm

[mongrel]

That site has been inspirational to me, especially the James Bown Enterprise Gun Works rifles shown near the end. Several of the other pieces I believe are the same type -- inexpensive trade rifles, designed to be built fast and sold cheap. The frontiers of America desperately needed such guns.

I still have (and it's listed for sale, here, on a back page of the Trade Blanket) a walnut halfstock that copies the lines of the Gustavus Erichson rifle that is shown last, inletted for a Colerain 42" swamped barrel. One of these days either someone will order such a rifle or I'll simply be in a position to build and sell it without a buyer already lined up.

[Hawken50]

  Hey Mongrel,on the full stock by W M Gammell seventh one from the top.Is the barrel held on by 3 wedge's or am  i seein things.That is one awesome rife.

[Hammerhead]

if your seeing things than we are drinking the same jug looks like 3 wedges to me

[mongrel]

Three wedges and an English/Hawken-style scroll triggerguard.

Wedges weren't unusual on fullstock rifles. Not as common as pins, but still not unusual.

And, yes, it's a very nice rifle. Most of those pictured are, even the ones specifically mentioned as being inexpensive trade guns.

The guy who compiled this book, Chris Hirsch, built a fine custom longrifle for Ronald Reagan, during his Presidency. Only upon presenting the gun to the President, at the White House, did he become aware that Reagan was a lefthander....

[texasranger]

being a fan of all things texas, these rifles are beautifull. Wow!