Dauphin County, PA 1779-1821

More to come. Rifles will be added as time permits


1.

Smoothbore rifle - Beautifully relief carved stock with 53 1/4" .64 caliber smoothbore barrel, total length =68". 

Circa 1810 -1815

Barrel signed J Roop in script

T25

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2.

                       Rifled barrel, plain stock, no inlays, incise carved scroll on both sides. 

                         .38 caliber, Barrel length 43", total length 60”. Period stapled repair on left side

Circa 1815

 Barrel signed J. Roop in script

T27

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3.

Rifled barrel, .54 caliber, fairly plain stock with very nice incise carving on cheek rest with period damage, also incised carved at tang.  Star inlay on cheek rest and silver oval on thumb. Period repairs on left side of stock.  Barrel length 42.75”, total length 60”, unmarked flintlock.

Circa 1815

Barrel signed J. Roop in script

T5

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4.

Rifled barrel, .45 caliber, plain stock with checkered wrist. Star Inlay on cheek and oval on thumb, small incise scroll on both sides. Barrel length 41.5”,  total length 56.5 ”, W. Ketland flintlock converted to percussion.

Circa 1810 -1815

Barrel signed J. Roop in script

T31

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5.

Smooth .41 caliber barrel, 34.5”, total length 48”. 

Most likely a child's rifle, oval inlay on thumb, moon inlays on barrel stock, engraved eagle inlay on cheek rest. 

Incise carved on cheek and checkered wrist.

Sweitzer Flintlock

Barrel Stamped J. Roop 

 Circa 1810-1815

T18

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6.


Rifled .40 caliber, barrel length 42.5”, total Length 58”.  Small incise scroll on both sides of stock.


J. Roop stamped on barrel, period brass wrap repair on wrist. 

 

J. Roop Flintlock converted to percussion lock. 


Circa 1820


T19 

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7.



Smoothbore  .50 caliber, barrel length 41.125”, total Length 55.5”. Tiger maple stock.


J. Roop stamped on barrel but J is not visible due to damage, 

 

J. Roop Flintlock converted to percussion lock. 


Circa 1820

T21

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This rifle is featured in the Bruce Miller Virtual Library and Museum on The American Longrifles Forum (prior to my ownership)


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8.


.42 Caliber, barrel length 41.5”, total length 56” Sweitzer flintlock, German silver oval Inlays on cheek rest and on both sides of barrel stock

J. Roop Stamped on Barrel

Circa 1820

T15

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9.

Smoothbore .45 Caliber, rifled barrel length 43.5”, total length 58”.

 Tiger maple stock, no inlays.

 Angled oval mark on flintlock converted to percussion.

J. Roop stamped on barrel.

Circa 1820

T16

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