Mike Brooks Custom Muzzleloaders
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British 1776 rifle. 28 1/2" .54cal Colerain barrel, Rifle Shoppe parts set. Stock was made from an English Walnut blank.
French Cavalry Carbine. The Rifle Shoppe parts except for the butt plate which was made by me. The stock was an English Walnut blank.
French Buccaneer ca. 1720.  60" 20ga Coogle barrel, modified Chambers Ketland lock. Butt plate was made from sheet brass and the trigger guard is a Brooks casting. All set in a Beech stock.
British Wall Gun. 60" Coogle barrel with a 1" bore. All parts except the stock and barrel are from The Rifle Shoppe. This gun weighs 38 lbs.
German Jaeger ca 1750 - 1790.  28 1/2 " Getz .62 cal rifled barrel. Davis new Germanic lock. Home made pipes, nose cap , side plate and butt plate. Trigger guard was cast locally from an original. American black walnut stock with a 13 3/8 trigger pull. The gun weighs 7 lbs even. Guns like these were used by the Hessians during the Revolutionary war.