"The Ketland" Flintlock Rifle.

[tacfoley]

Hi tac,

Thank you for taking the trouble to search out the information, it is very interesting.
Please thank you friend as well.

I spoke to someone who knows the owner of the "Ketland" and he told me it was an experimental model that was tested by the military and only a small number of them were made.
While the concept of being able to load the rifle lay down appealed to the military it was rejected because the barrel leaded up because it did not use a patch on the ball.
Because of the lead build up in the barrel the rifle became inaccurate and the barrels had to be filled with mercury for a few days to remove the leading.

The next time the owner brings the rifle to the range I will get some photographs of it.

Thanks again.

We are all looking forward to seeing pics - if you get any, please email them to me so's I can post them dreckly.

TIA.

tac

[loiner1965]

We are all looking forward to seeing pics - if you get any, please email them to me so's I can post them dreckly.

TIA.

tac

looking forward to seeing these too.....i have seen similiar versions on holts auction site a few years ago.
might not be ketlands but same idea

[tacfoley]

Reading some of the posts over on sister forum muzzleloadingforum.com, it seems that Thos. Ketland made locks by the literal thousand, but not complete guns. One of his contracts was the supply of three thousand locks for the colonies...

tac

[enfield2band]

Reading some of the posts over on sister forum muzzleloadingforum.com, it seems that Thos. Ketland made locks by the literal thousand, but not complete guns. One of his contracts was the supply of three thousand locks for the colonies...

tac

Hi tac,

Thanks for the information.

The next shoot is on the 15th of Dec. I will try and get the owner of the Ketland to bring it up so I can photograph it. I will get pictures as soon as I can.
The owner may know more of its history than his friend. From what I understand the gun was made by Ketland. I will do what I can to confirm this.

Atb.