I recently got this rifle from a friend who has had it in his family for a long time. He claims his great grandfather brought it home from the Philippines war. It is my first venture into trapdoors and my oldest firearm to date. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me a little about the markings on the stock, production date, and maybe a value. The serial number is 1003XX.
The original sling and bayonet sheath leather are in poor condition as you can see in the photos. Do you think that they could be repaired?
The bore is in excellent condition and I fired some boolits from her earlier in the week. The 300 grain TL Ranch Dog over 7.5 grains of Bullseye were accurate at 25 yards. Hopefully when I get more time to shoot it, it will turn out to be a good shooter.
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More pictures in the next post.