Really great looking rifle. Wood is beautiful. Style looks like the first blackpowder I ever shot. Holding aim for that split second after squeezing the trigger, then waiting for the smoke to clear to see if you hit what you aimed at was a lot of fun!
very cool! I love old guns vs new, but I've never owned anything much older than 100 yrs. any idea of the age or mfg? and that patch box is it wood/copper or what, slides open I guess? can't see any hinge. and those 3 indents on the bottom of the patch box are they done on purpose/signify something? they look to regular to be a chips. don't have to tell you to enjoy because I know you will. just hanging it on a wall would bring me pleasure each time I saw it, better than a Picasso imo. let alone you get to shoot it. I can understand your addiction.
That's a nice piece right there! And just think. If you miss your shot, you can just swing that thing and club whatever it is you're shooting at...
How accurate are those rifles?
Deutze- I'd guess the age at 10 yrs maybe a little more. It was reworked pretty recentlythough. Pretty much a complete facelift. The patchbox is wooden and slides off. The indents are just decoration. Artistic flair if nothing else.
kc45- As accurate as you can shoot. I'm not kidding. These are top quality American barrels made to shoot. Accurately. Just like the originals our forefathers carried. The biggest issue most inexperienced guys complain about is the "delay"...that is a symptom of a poorly tuned lock. It's very easy to tune the locks to give instant ignition. There is a "recipe" you have to figure out for each gun to get it just right but once you do it's all up to how good you are with your shooting, the gun is doing it's job. Sort of like a modern bow and a traditional one. It pretty much depends on how good you are with it, since there nothing inherently inaccurate with it.
