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Early Virgina Rifle 1750 - 1780



This fullstock Early Virginia rifle is of early period styling seen on the frontier during the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars. It is a working man stock and was occasionally referred to as a “smooth rifle” when fitted with a smoothbore barrel and mounted in plain furniture. Our standard pre-shaped stock is offered with a straight octagon barrel channel and rod channel with drilled ramrod hole; and is not inlet for lock, triggers or cut for buttplate. Inletting options below for lock, triggers and swamped barrel. Specify barrel and rod size when ordering. Inletting for Colerain swamped barrels up to “C” weights in lengths up to 44” available for an additional swamped barrel inletting charge. See below for all available inletting options. Specify barrel and ramrod size when ordering. Right-handed only.



STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS

Straight Octagon barrels..............7/8", 15/16", 1"

Drilled ramrod hole .......................................3/8"

Barrel Channel Length....................................42"

Butt width x height……......................5-1/4” x 2”

Lock area ………...............................1-1/4” x 7 ”

Width across the lock face….....................1-9/16”

Drop at the heel ………...............................3-1/4”

Trigger Pulls up to 14-1/2”   

Optional Inlets

Swamped Octagon Barrel channel 38"-42"-44" A-B-C weight

Octagon to Round barrel channel 44" 20-gauge

Lock inlet - Chambers Colonial Virginia lock

Trigger inlet - Double set triggers only



PRE-SHAPED STOCK

31100      CM2 Grade Curly Maple

31110      CM3 Grade Curly Maple

31115      CM4 Grade Curly Maple

31130      Walnut

30820      Inlet Lock Chambers Colonial Virginia

30830      Inlet Trigger (Double set triggers only)

15975      Inlet Swampled Barrel


STANDARD  FITTINGS & PARTS

40025     Chambers Colonial Virginia Flintlock

14870     Davis Small Set trigger

19380     .50 x 7/8 " x 42 " Green Mountain Barrel

16080     Flared Tang Breech Plug 5/8-18

21180     1/4-28 Stainless Slot Head Touchhole Liner

19630     2 ea. 3/8" Oval Head 8-32 Lock Screw

16450     1 ea, Tang Screw 8-32

27661     3 ea. Underlugs for Pins

16395     1 Pkg of 10 Oval Head #5 Wood Screws

16400     1 Pkg of 10 Oval Head #8 Wood Screws

25450     1 Pkg German Silver Nails for Inlay

PINSTOCK     1 Pkg of 5 Pieces Pin Stock 1/16"o.d.

16795     3/8" Ram Rod w/ 8-32 Brass Tip


MOUNTINGS

BP-510-B  Buttplate (Brass)

27530  Triggerguard (Brass)

13610  Rear Thimble (Brass)

13670  Upper Thimbles (Brass)

22040  Sideplate (Brass)

21140  Toeplate (Brass)

12860  Nosecap (Brass)

16495  Front Sight (Silver Blade)

RS-FG-14  Rear Sight