The design of this longrifle appears to have been highly influenced by examples from the Valley of Virgina during the early 1770's. The large round faced English lock is designed for fast, reliable ignition. This rifle has the graceful lines and slender appearance of an antique rifle, and would be ideal for your 18th century Colonial impression. This rifle needs final polishing to remove the machining marks found on the brass furniture, barrel, and stock. The bore is bright, clean, and ready to shoot if the new owner wants to use this rifle as-is, it is fully functional. The trigger reach is 13-1/4" to fit today's average shooter. Weight is 7.6 pounds.

The 39-3/4" length .50 caliber swamped barrel is cut rifled with six equal size lands and grooves with a slow twist for a tightly patched round ball. The swamped barrel is light weight due to the taper and flare of the swamped octagon barrel. The thick breech makes the barrel very strong. The thin waist saves weight, and the muzzle flares to bring the front sight to the same sighting plane as the rear sight. The brass blade front sight is dovetailed 2" behind the muzzle. The flat top rear sight is dovetailed 11" ahead of the breech, and was left as-cast in-the-white. The barrel is finished to silvery-gray, and small machining marks are visible on all flats. The bore is bright, new, and ready to shoot.

The curly maple stock is stained to a dark brown with golden undertones to best display the figure over the length of the stock. The stock has a dull finish with visible machining marks throughout. The buttstock is fitted with a tall, nearly flat buttplate to help spread the felt recoil over a large area. The brass buttplate is shaped with paneled flats and a wedding band transition to the comb. All of the brass is finished to a mellow patina, with small machining marks visible throughout. The butt of the rifle is fitted with a sliding wooden patchbox that has been stained and finished to match the stock. Beneath the door is a deep cut cavity for storing shooting or cleaning accessories. The lock panels taper widest at the rear in early long gun fashion.

The bottom view reveals the Germanic influenced brass triggerguard, with long grip rail. The forend is slim and graceful. The ramrod pipes are brass with a raised thumbnail skirt on the entry pipe. We note the skirt of the entry pipe stands slightly proud of the wood. The 3/8" diameter ramrod is fitted with a steel tip for 8-32 threaded loading and cleaning accessories. We note the end of the ramrod has a large chip. A brass muzzle cap protects the end grain of the stock. The brass sideplate of the rifle is retained by two lock bolts that pass through the stock and engage the lock on the opposite side. The simple square cheek provides a comfortable rest when aiming this rifle.

Ignition is provided by a round face Virginia lock. Sometimes called a “Queen Anne" lock, this best quality round faced flint lock actually dates from the 1730 to 1770 era, well after Anne's reign ended. This lock requires our 7/8" knapped gun flints, and was left in-the-white with visible machining and casting marks. The stainless steel vent liner is positioned directly above the center of the flash pan, high enough to serve as a window on the hottest part of the flash. The vent hole has been internally coned to provide good ignition. If your flint longrifle suffers from that infamous slow whoosh-bang ignition delay, study the work of today's best gun makers, and position your vent well centered on the pan, high above the bottom, to serve as a window on the center of the flash. The single wide curled trigger has good leverage, giving this rifle an easy trigger release, and good feel.

This lightweight rifle will be a joy to carry through the woods on your next big game hunt. This rifle has visible machining marks throughout, and would benefit from polishing. It is a diamond in the rough waiting for the new owner to shine. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.