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I bumped into the following period ad and am curious.
The Shippensburg News (Pennsylvania), September 20, 1862:
One Twist Cut Rifle, Two Straight Cut do., Two Smooth do., (of Jacob Keefer's make) Cheap. Also Double Barrel Guns on hand at FORNEY & McPHERSON'S
I've read of straight rifling being used, on occassion, in 17th & 18th century rifles but this is the first mention of it from the mid-19th century I've come across. I did find one mention of an 1820s rifle with such rifling via Google. Has others come across this feature in period arms? Just how common might such rifles have been?
Consider me curious,
I bumped into the following period ad and am curious.
The Shippensburg News (Pennsylvania), September 20, 1862:
One Twist Cut Rifle, Two Straight Cut do., Two Smooth do., (of Jacob Keefer's make) Cheap. Also Double Barrel Guns on hand at FORNEY & McPHERSON'S
I've read of straight rifling being used, on occassion, in 17th & 18th century rifles but this is the first mention of it from the mid-19th century I've come across. I did find one mention of an 1820s rifle with such rifling via Google. Has others come across this feature in period arms? Just how common might such rifles have been?
Consider me curious,