Smoothbore muzzle loaders.

[markH]

'Aint it always the way... I eventually found an Ardesa .54 "Kentucky" on Gunstar for £200.00 which I bought..... RFD to RFD. Whilst sorting the transfer The guy at the dispatching dealer said "I've got one very similar (Turned out to be an Adler "Hawken" style .45).

It was actually a Hawken I was looking for as that was the first proper gun I ever fired back in 1979, so of course I bought both.

Seems like muzzle loaders are like buses, you don't see one for ages, then 2 come along at the same time.

[BC312]

I had Kentucky either a Armani Jäger or Ardesa Flintlock in 54 bore back in the 1980-90- it had the rifling bored out to smoothbore. It shot very well. Wish i still had it, very nice gun.

[Peter Dunkley]

Hi did you get sorted? I have a near mint Armi Kentucky .45 I bought on impulse. "it's so pretty" and I have not shot it yet. As I have been banned from shooting black powder from my local grounds i cant see my guns ever being used again. Problem is you are down there and I am up here.

[markH]

I did actually end up buying a Kentucky using the RFD transfer system...... then the guy who worked at the Dealer said he had a Hawken so I bought that as well.

[steve medlock]

These crop up fairly regularly in Holts auctions - usually going around the £100 mark. I bought a couple a while back, one 50 one 45.

Steve.

[BLONDIE1866]

I have a few of these in my collection,
I have been toying with moving some on to make space for Obsolete cals to be put on my ticket and in my cabinet,
the fact that these are on shotgun ticket makes them easier to sell on,