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DerekB87 · May 28, 2019, 09:11 PM

Greetings guys,

I recently came into possession of this percussion rifle. The owner had passed away and I've been tasked with selling the collection. Unfortunately someone decided it would be a good idea to spray paint multiple firearms in this collection including a remington rolling block, a 1894 winchester and this percussion rifle. Before I proceed I'd like to make it clear that I know nothing of musket or percussion firearms. It was obvious that this was spray paint, same consistent paint on these firearms and the over spray showed on the wood. There were no visible markings on this rifle and the spray paint was peeling off so I decided to take some lacquer thinner and remove the paint with a paper towel...i Know that is probably sacrilegious. Behind the rear sight there is an X and from what i can tell a stamping with "SUWAR..." certainly could be other letters. Please refer to photos. The hammer and lock has some scrolling work and there seems to be extremely faint letters on the lock. At first i thought this may be a reproduction kit rifle of some sort but after going over the stock I noticed multiple intricate wood repairs where someone spent a great deal of time repairing cracks and other dings. I'm hoping this is some sort of flint lock converted to a percussion rifle. Any information would be extremely appreciate because i'm lost. I'm thinking about keeping it if it has some age to it.

Thanks,

Derek

Whole drop box folder:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0tkv4k26d...xLNZNcPfa?dl=0

individual pictures:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/je7it9xr8i...12725.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yo1z3psi7k...12710.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek19cre11v...12732.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qkqy5ziet...12739.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xpr85876v1...12747.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j09iktuh9e...12756.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbnn1l2mdr...12805.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qlrmsucwy...12812.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1np5sq5dls...12822.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlegcyokel...12825.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uk292estuh...12902.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ht3z9xk1m7...12809.jpg?dl=0

May 28, 2019, 09:11 PM	#1
DerekB87 Junior Member Join Date: November 23, 2017 Posts: 13	Percussion rifle identifcation Greetings guys, I recently came into possession of this percussion rifle. The owner had passed away and I've been tasked with selling the collection. Unfortunately someone decided it would be a good idea to spray paint multiple firearms in this collection including a remington rolling block, a 1894 winchester and this percussion rifle. Before I proceed I'd like to make it clear that I know nothing of musket or percussion firearms. It was obvious that this was spray paint, same consistent paint on these firearms and the over spray showed on the wood. There were no visible markings on this rifle and the spray paint was peeling off so I decided to take some lacquer thinner and remove the paint with a paper towel...i Know that is probably sacrilegious. Behind the rear sight there is an X and from what i can tell a stamping with "SUWAR..." certainly could be other letters. Please refer to photos. The hammer and lock has some scrolling work and there seems to be extremely faint letters on the lock. At first i thought this may be a reproduction kit rifle of some sort but after going over the stock I noticed multiple intricate wood repairs where someone spent a great deal of time repairing cracks and other dings. I'm hoping this is some sort of flint lock converted to a percussion rifle. Any information would be extremely appreciate because i'm lost. I'm thinking about keeping it if it has some age to it. Thanks, Derek Whole drop box folder: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0tkv4k26d...xLNZNcPfa?dl=0 individual pictures: https://www.dropbox.com/s/je7it9xr8i...12725.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yo1z3psi7k...12710.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ek19cre11v...12732.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qkqy5ziet...12739.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/xpr85876v1...12747.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/j09iktuh9e...12756.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbnn1l2mdr...12805.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qlrmsucwy...12812.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/1np5sq5dls...12822.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlegcyokel...12825.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/uk292estuh...12902.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ht3z9xk1m7...12809.jpg?dl=0 Last edited by DerekB87; May 28, 2019 at 09:25 PM.