Ran into a relative of mine in my LGS. We got to talking and he owns my Great grandfathers farm. I was asking if he knew who had my GG grandfathers percussion cap rifle and he said, "Yes, me."
He had a few guns he needed fixed and one was this rifle. I sent all his others back home fixed to him and now I am working on this thing.
It is just a "hardware store gun" my great great gdad bought in the late 1800's after his flintlock burned up in a housefire. The barrel is stamped "D Kemp" with no other markings. I had to heat it to get the breech plug out but there is still rifling the length of the barrel. It is .45cal with real tall lands and I think it will easily become a shooter.
Internet search shows nothing on "D Kemp", it isn't anything fancy with a patch pocket or anything. It just has some diamond shaped silver inlays done on a remedial level and has brass fittings. It's only plus is that it has a set trigger. So, nothing of any great monetary value but what a wealth of history it has. My grandmother told me, when she was still alive, she had eaten many a meal put on the table by that rifle.
I will post some pics when I get it done for all to see. This is the rifle he wouldn't waste lead on a squirrel and used a hickory plug he carved with a pointed end to shoot them. Some call BS on this, and that is fine, just don't tell the squirrels...
He had a few guns he needed fixed and one was this rifle. I sent all his others back home fixed to him and now I am working on this thing.
It is just a "hardware store gun" my great great gdad bought in the late 1800's after his flintlock burned up in a housefire. The barrel is stamped "D Kemp" with no other markings. I had to heat it to get the breech plug out but there is still rifling the length of the barrel. It is .45cal with real tall lands and I think it will easily become a shooter.
Internet search shows nothing on "D Kemp", it isn't anything fancy with a patch pocket or anything. It just has some diamond shaped silver inlays done on a remedial level and has brass fittings. It's only plus is that it has a set trigger. So, nothing of any great monetary value but what a wealth of history it has. My grandmother told me, when she was still alive, she had eaten many a meal put on the table by that rifle.
I will post some pics when I get it done for all to see. This is the rifle he wouldn't waste lead on a squirrel and used a hickory plug he carved with a pointed end to shoot them. Some call BS on this, and that is fine, just don't tell the squirrels...