"Lemonhead" (lemonhead)
06/30/2014 at 22:02 • Filed to: None
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"Lemonhead" (lemonhead)
06/30/2014 at 22:02 • Filed to: None | 3
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I saw this old barrel on a guy's table and noticed it was a percussion cap muzzle-loader. He said he found it metal detecting. Bought all the parts for $10. It's too far gone to restore and there is too much rust to see any markings. I figure the trigger guard is the only telling part from the detail. It looks to be 50cal. I think I'm going to use POR to stabilize the metal and make a display case for it.
Not bad for $10
itschrome
> Lemonhead
06/30/2014 at 22:08 |
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thats pretty cool
desertdog5051
> Lemonhead
06/30/2014 at 22:36 |
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Worth $10.
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> itschrome
06/30/2014 at 22:47 |
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Awesome.
My kids still wonder why people buy fleas.
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Lemonhead
> desertdog5051
07/01/2014 at 00:46 |
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Then I didn't lose any money. :-) I just bought it because for $10, I can make an interesting display case and give it to a friend who is into guns.
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Lemonhead
> desertdog5051
07/07/2014 at 13:20 |
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National Firearms Museum couldn't identify it, but said it was, most likely, pre-Civil War. I found proof marks belonging to the Birmingham Proof Company. They came out after I treated it with a preservative. That puts it between 1813 and 1861. The NRA museum guy called it "relic condition". Made me smile. That was putting it nicely.