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Concur with Hawg Haggen that the gun was never a flintlock and therefore is not a Revolulionary War era weapon.
It has been suggested that it is a southern poor boy rifle. The brass sideplate and trigger guard are not in character with the iron mounted poor boy rifle. However, it is the buttplate that lacks the sharp crescent shape that suggests to me that it is not a southern gun. It's not that a Southern riflesmith could not have built it. It's just that it is unlikely to me given the taste and style of the period. A look at the tang will be revealing. Many Southern rifles had a longer and exaggerated tang that thought to give strength to the wrist. So, show us a close-up of the tang.
Please also show a close-up of the patchbox.
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