"REDOING A BAD RECONVERSION"

THE JOHN MOLL RIFLE WITH THE 
     "NEW" RECONVERSION

AS YOU KNOW MANY OF OUR ANTIQUE AMERICAN LONG RIFLES HAVE  BEEN CONVERTED FROM PERCUSSION BACK TO FLINTLOCK. MUCH OF THIS WORK HAPPENED IN THE 1950'S WHEN KENTUCKY RIFLES BECAME A POPULAR COLLECTIBLE. THERE WAS NOT A LARGE SELECTION OF OLD PARTS  AVAILABLE, AND  ALMOST NO CASTING, SO THE WORK WAS OFTEN JUST A QUICK FIX USING PARTS WHICH OFTEN DID NOT MATCH THE LOCK OR THE TIME PERIOD AND MANY WERE NOT EVEN FUNCTIONAL. 

THE ANTIQUE RIFLE BELOW CLEARLY SHOWS THIS RESULT:
SIGNED JOHN MOLL C. 1820'S,   CONVERTED BACK TO FLINTLOCK USING A MIX OF PARTS, SOME CIVILIAN,  SOME MILITARY, AND NON FUNCTIONING. 

LEFT:  OLD LOCK  RIGHT: NEW LOCK.

THE NEW LOCK WORK IS BY JACK BROOKS, ENGLEWOOD CO.
THE ASSEMBLED ENGLISH LOCK IS FROM HIS CASTINGS OF ORIGINALS.
IT'S NOW 100% FUNCTIONAL AND PERIOD CORRECT.
BEAUTIFUL WORK!!!

Copy and photos supplied by Robert Weil.