Reading PA. Rifle in the Haga Style

[tallbear]

This is a Reading Pa. rifle in the Haga style.Reading guns of this period(1770) are attributed to Wolfgang Haga,but due to the fact Haga never signed his rifles we really don't know for sure.This is base on #28 in the book Rifles of Colonial America by Shumway.It has a stump cut walnut stock and has a .54 cal Getz barrel pattered after the original.Toughest part of this rifle was making the patchbox as the hinge is part of the surround instead of a separate piece.As always all questions and comments are welcome.

Mitch Yates

[mongrel]

Beautiful. I'm very partial to the early-style C-scroll carving behind the cheekpiece -- it's all the more that's needed, there, to my way of looking at it. Your inletting on the patchbox appears perfect. I have trouble enough with those things, even the simpler patterns (the time they take, more than an inability to do them), that I've just started flat-out refusing to install them on my guns, but the difficulty I have with them just increases my appreciation for seeing one so well-done.

I suspect that walnut was a she-dog to work with, but the results are definitely worth it.

[tallbear]

Thanks Mike

Actually this wasn't the worst piece of walnut I've ever worked but give me a piece of maple any day over walnut.

Mitch

[Hanshi]

Very fine rifle.

[CampbellClan]

THAT IS VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Strong Bear]

Absolutely beautiful.  Your work is fantastic.  Thanks for posting this and your tutorials.