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My dad's flintlock #15818930 02/21/21
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,740 littoral North Carolina shreck OP Campfire Ranger
OP shreck Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,740 littoral North Carolina	I have a flintlock my dad won at an NRA convention. There are NO proof marks on it anywhere, it was custom built for him. I posted the photos of the few markings in the miscellaneous image forums under 'dad's flintlock'. Does anyone know who could have made this or even what it is worth. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. A government is the most dangerous threat to man�s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

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Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15819252 02/21/21
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker
szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming	I posted the photos of the few markings in the miscellaneous image forums under 'dad's flintlock'. Huh? Is that supposed to help anyone look at it? Could that be any more confusing or vague?

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15819317 02/21/21
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming S szihn Campfire Tracker
szihn Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,495 Wind River Wyoming	OK I figures out what that meant. I (and many others) are not cyber smart, so I didn't understand at first. But even seeing them there is not enough photo coverage to give a good answer to it's value or who may have made it.

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15819415 02/21/21
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Brazos Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,183 Warshington, Wet Side

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Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15819429 02/21/21
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Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,183 Warshington, Wet Side Brazos Campfire Tracker
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Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15820397 02/21/21
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,039 North of Bonners Ferry ID. deerstalker Campfire Outfitter
deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,039 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	good man Brazos. the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15821779 02/22/21
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 7 S Saxtonyoung New Member
Saxtonyoung New Member S Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 7	Too bad that information wasn't given when your Dad won it. Most likely than not the barrel on a these modern custom guns the barrel came from one of the well known barrel makers and don't come with proof marks but most customs I've seen the builder will engrave his name or initials on top of the barrel.

Re: My dad's flintlock Brazos #15829878 02/24/21
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,740 littoral North Carolina shreck OP Campfire Ranger
OP shreck Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,740 littoral North Carolina	Thanks for that I couldn't resize them to save my life . A government is the most dangerous threat to man�s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

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Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15830305 02/24/21
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,039 North of Bonners Ferry ID. deerstalker Campfire Outfitter
deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,039 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	Shreck, if the rifle was won at a convention NRA will have records of that. if at a Friends of the NRA banquet , that opens it wide . the level of quality makes me think more towards a Banquet. the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15831974 02/24/21
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver 30338 Campfire Outfitter
30338 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,352 Denver	From the pics it looks great. Shoot that sucker.

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15893514 03/13/21
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 42 R runnerUA Campfire Greenhorn
runnerUA Campfire Greenhorn R Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 42	What a great looking flinter. My guess on worth is $1,000 for starters, easy.

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15894336 03/13/21
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,495 TN L LouisB Campfire Tracker
LouisB Campfire Tracker L Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,495 TN	Please . . . someone send him a flint so he can take that abomination out of the hammer. Even if it is an old used flint! Last edited by LouisB; 03/13/21. Some spelling errors can be corrected by a vowel movement. ~ MOLON LABE ~

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15921742 03/21/21
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 771 Northeast Kingdom VT T Tom_in_VT Campfire Regular
Tom_in_VT Campfire Regular T Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 771 Northeast Kingdom VT	What a beauty! Wish I could help with the maker... “One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” - James Russell Lowell

Re: My dad's flintlock LouisB #15921778 03/21/21
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,083 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,083 In the Swamps	Originally Posted by LouisB Please . . . someone send him a flint so he can take that abomination out of the hammer. Even if it is an old used flint! ^^^that^^^ Those things will eat a frizzen quick. Flintlocks....never saw one with proof marks. Black powder.... I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15923217 03/21/21
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,690 Northeast Louisiana S Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter
Sharpsman Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 14,690 Northeast Louisiana	No double set triggers! Ugh Even birds know not to land downwind!

Re: My dad's flintlock shreck #15923532 03/21/21
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,039 North of Bonners Ferry ID. deerstalker Campfire Outfitter
deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,039 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	pretty sure that is a L&R lock and trigger. someone made a nice custom. the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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