This is definitely something you could restore and shoot. The sights are simple and can easily be fabricated. Similar screws are easy to get online, "track of the Wolf". Everything else is time and effort.
@@alexcrawford6983 your simple mind amuses me. The barrel is smooth because the rifled 1839 pattern fouled quickly and reduced the fire rate so the 1841 pattern was introduced removing the rifling making the weapon a musket.
@@alexcrawford6983 You are absolutely incorrect, and have no business insulting the person correcting you. The Pattern 1841 Brunswick is a musket. It has no rifling in the barrel, which is the entire difference between a rifle and a musket.
Hey I bought one also from IMA and I got screwed a little too. I can tell your lock plate isn't going to line up with the hole for the screw. But my lock plate would line up with your screw hole. Also it appears your lock plate would line up with my screw hole. How about we trade lock plates?
From what I've read from when the Union & Confederacy were ordering these in the early 1860's, the condition of this is about on par with the military surplus at the time. Order 3 rifles, cannabalize, and make up 2 that will work kinda situation.
This is definitely something you could restore and shoot. The sights are simple and can easily be fabricated. Similar screws are easy to get online, "track of the Wolf". Everything else is time and effort.
I have the 1837 rifle, i thought the 1841 didnt have a patch box, ive see others that didnt have it
Just needs a bit of work
Nice rifle.........not a musket
Still a nice rifle. You should see the Baker rifle
It is a musket read the description on ima
@@jimmykool3253 yes my dear thick person the brunswick is a cap conversion of the baker rifle therefore it is a rifled musket
@@alexcrawford6983 your simple mind amuses me. The barrel is smooth because the rifled 1839 pattern fouled quickly and reduced the fire rate so the 1841 pattern was introduced removing the rifling making the weapon a musket.
@@alexcrawford6983 You are absolutely incorrect, and have no business insulting the person correcting you. The Pattern 1841 Brunswick is a musket. It has no rifling in the barrel, which is the entire difference between a rifle and a musket.
Hey I bought one also from IMA and I got screwed a little too. I can tell your lock plate isn't going to line up with the hole for the screw. But my lock plate would line up with your screw hole. Also it appears your lock plate would line up with my screw hole. How about we trade lock plates?
From what I've read from when the Union & Confederacy were ordering these in the early 1860's, the condition of this is about on par with the military surplus at the time. Order 3 rifles, cannabalize, and make up 2 that will work kinda situation.
These were fun projects