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In January 1776, orders were sent to have 1000 rifles built for the British Army to confront the American Riflemen. This was the first British Rifle to be used in America. There were 800 of these that were delivered thru 4 Birmingham makers William Grice, Mathias Barker, Galton & Sons and Bejamin Willets. There were 200 more delivered from Hanover, Ernie Cowan believes that they have just identified one of these. It has a 3 leaf rear sight and Jaeger styling. This rifle is a much over looked weapon used all during the Revolutionary War. It has far more historical significance than even the Ferguson Rifle as it was probably present at most all the conflicts during the war. Thanks to the Late Kit Ravenshear and Herman Benninghoff we are now able to supply all the hardware for this rifle. It is brass mounted and has a very unique swivel ramrod arrangement. The barrel is 30.5" with hook breech in .62 caliber bore. In the upcoming book by DeWitt Bailey "British Rifles 1740-1840" he will go into great detail on this very famous rifle. The lock plate measures 5 3/4" x 1". The throw of the cock is 1 5/8". We also have the British Riflemans powder horn spout that was mounted on horns issued to rifleman before the Napoleonic Wars later in the section on English Arms.
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We stock many items, but each item is custom cast or made by us to the exact specifications of the originals parts, we have copied. Due to the investment casting process which we use there are sometimes delays due to this process which in turn requires patience from our customers, the average delivery time on our parts is between 60 and 90 days, if the parts you order are not in stock. We assure you that the quality of our parts is well worth any wait, as many of the items we make have never been offered by anyone before. If you are serious about the authenticity of your weapon then the time will be a small price to pay. Many of the pictures shown on this web site are of original pieces. We do not sell any original pieces on this web site only reproduction's of the original parts we have copied. If the item description does not say assembled then you are buying the castings of that particular item. To see the difference between an assembled lock and a set of lock castings please click the button below.
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