Civil war era Muzzle loader restoration complete

[j two dogs]

The reason I call it my Civil war era Muzzleloader ( Again new to this and do not have a whole lot of knowledge). Took it to a  professional antique gun appraiser, ( The owner of Antique and Modern firearms in Lex, Ky.) He said that he thought that it was made somewhere around 1860.

My guess is that it was originally a fullstock that somehow got broken and repaired to a half stock,(The actual ramrod ferrule on the stock looks to have been fashioned out of an old cartridge).

After I got the barrel back from Mr. Rayle (He freshened it up to a .40, It slugged originally to a .36 cal.)
Used Captchees onion and clorox method to do the exterior of the barrel.
Preliminary test indicate that it shoots great, will have to post results of a range "Ringing out".

I think handleing the gun takes extra care. It is solid but a lot of parts are not as robust as a new gun and I could see them breaking if handled rough. Any how here it is. 

[filmokentucky]

Great rifle! Well worth fixing up. These Civil War era rifles are under appreciated at the moment, but I think folks will get wise soon.