6pt-sika
07-04-2009, 07:48 PM
When I got home from PI this was laying across a chair waiting on me 8-)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle001.jpg
The barrel is signed "S.M. Martin" on the "Kentucky Rifle" web page a search came up with a "Samual Martin" in Lancaster that made ML's from 1840-1850 . Haven't exactly concluded that he is the one but it does point in his direction .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle005.jpg
The lock is marked "T.H. Wood" a search on Kentucky Rifle brought up nothing so I assume this guy just made locks .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle003.jpg
The patchbox to me doesn't look like the same time period but as always I could be wrong !
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle002.jpg
This rifle has a wear plate on the underside of the stock .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle004.jpg
An inlay in the cheekpiece !
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle006.jpg
A Redfield peep on the back .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle007.jpg
And it looks like a Williams ramp with Lyman aperture sight on the front .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle008.jpg
My personal feeling on this rifle is perhaps someone had the "S.M. Martin" barrel and the lock and maybe the stock . But as seperate pieces and put them together . Along the way they may have added the inlay and patchbox . and of course the sights .
It would be great to find out the barrel lock and stock with inlays had been put together by Mr.Martin . Just don't know at this moment , I think I'm going to take it down to Al Edge's or Clay Smith's and see what they think . This thing is somewhere between 36 and 45 caliber I am thinking 40 or 42 .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle001.jpg
The barrel is signed "S.M. Martin" on the "Kentucky Rifle" web page a search came up with a "Samual Martin" in Lancaster that made ML's from 1840-1850 . Haven't exactly concluded that he is the one but it does point in his direction .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle005.jpg
The lock is marked "T.H. Wood" a search on Kentucky Rifle brought up nothing so I assume this guy just made locks .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle003.jpg
The patchbox to me doesn't look like the same time period but as always I could be wrong !
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle002.jpg
This rifle has a wear plate on the underside of the stock .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle004.jpg
An inlay in the cheekpiece !
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle006.jpg
A Redfield peep on the back .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle007.jpg
And it looks like a Williams ramp with Lyman aperture sight on the front .
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/MartinRifle008.jpg
My personal feeling on this rifle is perhaps someone had the "S.M. Martin" barrel and the lock and maybe the stock . But as seperate pieces and put them together . Along the way they may have added the inlay and patchbox . and of course the sights .
It would be great to find out the barrel lock and stock with inlays had been put together by Mr.Martin . Just don't know at this moment , I think I'm going to take it down to Al Edge's or Clay Smith's and see what they think . This thing is somewhere between 36 and 45 caliber I am thinking 40 or 42 .