My new Cumberland Valley Rifle

[Choatecav]

After nearly two years of waiting my customer Cumberland Valley rifle is finished and I am loving it.  My Gr gr gr grandfather settled in Mid TN around 1801 and in an area where some prolific rifle makers of that genre (ie. Thomas Simpson, Jacob Young, etc.) were in their heyday.  I wanted a rifle that would be as close to "possibly" what he would have owned on the TN frontier of the first third of the 19th century. 

Posting a picture below but it is a .40 caliber flintlock with a 48 inch barrel.  It has a 14.75" length of pull so it is a long rifle.  Fits me pretty well, though as I am 6' 6".  The stock is curly maple and really pops in the sunlight.

I would have posted more photos but I hit my size max with the one below.

thanks,

[TripleGGG]

Beautiful. Congratulations. 

[gregintenn]

That is awesome!!!

[Moped]

Beautiful smoke pole! Congratulations!!!

[MacGyver]

That’s a beautiful rifle.  Congrats!

[RED333]

Very nice ML, congrats.

[E4 No More]

Beautiful! But it's long enough to just smack'em on top of the head with it.  

[Garufa]

That is a work of art.

[DWARREN123]

Quite a good looking rifle. How does it shoot?

[gregintenn]

Still awesome!!!

[MacGyver]

We’re going to need to see pictures of any game taken with that thing. 

[Choatecav]

1 hour ago, DWARREN123 said:

Quite a good looking rifle. How does it shoot?

Thanks everyone for the kind comments.  As to it's accuracy, this past weekend I took it out to just fire a few rounds.  Put four rounds in size of a dime from 30 yards.  I want to have someone who is really qualified in shooting flintlocks to put it to the test.. 

thanks again.

[Quavodus]

That's really gorgeous and shoots great too. What twist does it have?

[JN01]

Looks like a fine one.  Who is the builder?

[Pickaroon]

Very nice. I’m not interested in BP but just met Tip Curtis the other day as he lives near me (Cross Plains TN).  He’s very well known in muzzle loading circles.

[Choatecav]

Haven't been on it a bit so I have not answered any of your questions:

a) Twist rate is 1 : 66

b) Rifle maker is Ric Lambert of Brentwood, TN.

c) Yes, Tip Curtis is very well known in the hobby and a good source of supplies and related items.

Thanks for the nice comments.