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Jim Watson · July 22, 2011, 10:58 AM

No sights, hmm.

Is it rifled or smoothbore? Can't see the point of rifling without sights.
I can't find a picture of anything with that narrow front band.

By the way, the stuffing rod has been known as a ramrod for several hundred years, now.

July 22, 2011, 10:58 AM	#7
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,539	No sights, hmm. Is it rifled or smoothbore? Can't see the point of rifling without sights. I can't find a picture of anything with that narrow front band. By the way, the stuffing rod has been known as a ramrod for several hundred years, now.