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pohill · June 18, 2012, 09:08 PM

I had a similiar smoothbored musket/rifle relined to .50, for $200, and it's a great shooter.
Have you removed the barrel to check the underside? Do you plan to clean the wood or the barrel? I cleaned the wood on a Springfield trapdoor 50-70 last summer and found the faint cartouche.
I would not take the lockwork apart unless you know how to do it (but I would remove it from the stock). Check the back side of the lockwork for inspector's marks.
Can you post some pics?

June 18, 2012, 09:08 PM	#3
pohill Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2005 Location: northeast Posts: 485	I had a similiar smoothbored musket/rifle relined to .50, for $200, and it's a great shooter. Have you removed the barrel to check the underside? Do you plan to clean the wood or the barrel? I cleaned the wood on a Springfield trapdoor 50-70 last summer and found the faint cartouche. I would not take the lockwork apart unless you know how to do it (but I would remove it from the stock). Check the back side of the lockwork for inspector's marks. Can you post some pics? Last edited by pohill; June 18, 2012 at 09:51 PM.