Lefty Flint lock

[Fred C Dobbs]

When I was a kid, the nuns had a hard time getting me to read and do book reports until I found Joseph Altshelers books on the indian wars of the 1700s. Five rangers in the stories and I was spell bound by them and have always loved the flint lock Kentucky rifles.
Just cruising the net and found LSB Investments put up a beautiful left hand fainter copy of a Isaac Haines .45 caliber rifle on Auction arms. It's just stunning. I may have to break a promise to my wife and that could cost me.

[CSACANNONEER]

Nice gun. If it doesn't go over my budget, I might just have to bid on it. I've got a LH .50 FL but, I'd love to have that one too!

[Fred C Dobbs]

I'm a sucker for them. Chambers kits of for $1000 or so. Klein is a respected builder. Nice job on that one.

[rsrocket1]

A fun series to watch on Youtube is the 1990's BBC series "Sharpe's Rifles". That got me in the mood for flintlocks.

[titan2]

When I was a kid, the nuns had a hard time getting me to read and do book reports until I found Joseph Altshelers books on the indian wars of the 1700s. Five rangers in the stories and I was spell bound by them and have always loved the flint lock Kentucky rifles.
Just cruising the net and found LSB Investments put up a beautiful left hand fainter copy of a Isaac Haines .45 caliber rifle on Auction arms. It's just stunning. I may have to break a promise to my wife and that could cost me.

There's a lefty percussion cap rifle for sale here ....though it's not a flint lock.

[Fred C Dobbs]

Thanks. These guns are really big on the east coast where they are a very important part of the history. Kind of like our Old west guns. Our exposure out here mostly starts with the heavier trapper Hawkens, Leymans etc. It's all fun.
I wish my hands were in good shape so I could indulge and make one. Did it in college but that was a LONG time ago. heh. Track of the Wolf is a great site for these rifles. j