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Mike Brooks Custom Muzzleloaders
"Military Guns"
British 1776 rifle. 28 1/2" .54cal Colerain barrel, Rifle Shoppe parts set. Stock
was made from an English Walnut blank.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is a first model Brownbess with a long colonial History. Inscribed by
one
time owner and soldier "Chas GODWYN" on the right side of the butt
stock as
well as his initials "CG" on the toe of the butt stock. The Thumb piece and
butt
plate are unit marked for the 53rd regiment of foot, an Irish unit that
served the
Crown during the Revolutionary War. The butt plate return is also marked
"CAPT BERNARD" which may have been a British unit Captain or
possibly an
American unit commander. The barrel is marked "VIRGINIA" denoting
property of the state of Virginia at some point. The British proofs on the
barrel
have been defaced with a cold chisel and rasp. The present lock is a model
1756
which replaced a long ago worn out or damaged model 1730 lock. The lock
mortise has been nicely adapted to the new lock. There are a series of
"tally"
marks on the comb of the butt stock.
In reality I bought this Bess already assembled with some problems and
poor
inletting that needed fixing. I re inlet ed all the parts including the lock and
now
everything fits properly and the lock is an exceptional sparker. I believe
this to
be a Rifle Shoppe 1st model Bess of the 1730 pattern that somehow ended
up
with a model 1756 lock, maybe the builder had access to the '56 lock and
TRS
was slow sending the '30? It has had a sliver of wood inlet ed at the tail
where
the banana shape of the 1730 lock once was. It's very well done and hardly
noticeable.
It is 10 bore with a 46" Colerain barrel, 13 5/8" pull and weighs 11 lbs. I
did all
the antiquing on this gun and it is completely sound and ready for service.
one
time owner and soldier "Chas GODWYN" on the right side of the butt
stock as
well as his initials "CG" on the toe of the butt stock. The Thumb piece and
butt
plate are unit marked for the 53rd regiment of foot, an Irish unit that
served the
Crown during the Revolutionary War. The butt plate return is also marked
"CAPT BERNARD" which may have been a British unit Captain or
possibly an
American unit commander. The barrel is marked "VIRGINIA" denoting
property of the state of Virginia at some point. The British proofs on the
barrel
have been defaced with a cold chisel and rasp. The present lock is a model
1756
which replaced a long ago worn out or damaged model 1730 lock. The lock
mortise has been nicely adapted to the new lock. There are a series of
"tally"
marks on the comb of the butt stock.
In reality I bought this Bess already assembled with some problems and
poor
inletting that needed fixing. I re inlet ed all the parts including the lock and
now
everything fits properly and the lock is an exceptional sparker. I believe
this to
be a Rifle Shoppe 1st model Bess of the 1730 pattern that somehow ended
up
with a model 1756 lock, maybe the builder had access to the '56 lock and
TRS
was slow sending the '30? It has had a sliver of wood inlet ed at the tail
where
the banana shape of the 1730 lock once was. It's very well done and hardly
noticeable.
It is 10 bore with a 46" Colerain barrel, 13 5/8" pull and weighs 11 lbs. I
did all
the antiquing on this gun and it is completely sound and ready for service.
