Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

Mattax said

After looking at the 1777 Pattern in the Williamsburg exhibit, the one up for auction lacks the flared front on the second ramrod pipe.

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You seem much more knowledgeable on muskets than me. Are you at all familiar with Gillespie rifles? Made in North Carolina in the early 1800’s. My ancestors came to the colonies in the early 1700’s and ended up with their own company after the war.