An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
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An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by Buck Conner 25/3/2023, 3:24 pm
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SUBJECT: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
“Old Lady Leman”.
I have an old H.E. Leman Trade Rifle [era 1851 – 1852] that needs some help to make her whole again.
A new Colerain Barrel.44-1/4 inch in length, in 50 caliber with matching breech plug, under lugs, and new barrel pins. Replace the old percussion lock with an L&R Leman percussion lock, all finished with the old appearance of the rifles age.
After rethinking this idea, the gun is more valueable left alone, bad idea ....
SUBJECT: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
“Old Lady Leman”.
I have an old H.E. Leman Trade Rifle [era 1851 – 1852] that needs some help to make her whole again.
Meet this old gal, ‘Mrs. Leman’ better known as “Old Lady Leman”.
A new Colerain Barrel.44-1/4 inch in length, in 50 caliber with matching breech plug, under lugs, and new barrel pins. Replace the old percussion lock with an L&R Leman percussion lock, all finished with the old appearance of the rifles age.
After rethinking this idea, the gun is more valueable left alone, bad idea ....
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by Winter Hawk 31/3/2023, 7:18 am
NRA Poor condition? Considering what guns are going for post Covid-19, I doubt if you will make it lose its value by making it a shooter. If you save the original parts you can always return it to its former glory. In the meantime you can shoot it.
My two cents worth, and worth every penny!
~Kees~
My two cents worth, and worth every penny!
~Kees~
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by Buck Conner 1/4/2023, 1:58 pm
I have a friend that's the great-great grandson of Porter Rockwell - the "Avenging Angel". Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith, Jr ‘s personal bodyguard, his business is located in the town I live in. John the g.g. grandson of Porter runs the museum here with many of Porter's items.
I have donated items found when helping work on the stables of Rockwell's. This rifle would fit in the period of the museum, thinking about donating it to them where visitors can see what a real period gun looks like.
I have donated items found when helping work on the stables of Rockwell's. This rifle would fit in the period of the museum, thinking about donating it to them where visitors can see what a real period gun looks like.
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by uffda 3/4/2023, 1:43 pm
Leave as is and enjoy your wall hanger and the history of it. You can donate to the museum later. Rebuild a copy if you want a shooter. That's my 2pence, plus a bit.
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by Buck Conner 4/4/2023, 9:14 am
uffda wrote:Leave as is and enjoy your wall hanger and the history of it. You can donate to the museum later. Rebuild a copy if you want a shooter. That's my 2pence, plus a bit.
That sounds good Uffda, but there's a bigger issue. We have been looking for all the parts for an
H.E. Leman build and everyone of our suppliers are sold out. TOTW told us they have never seen the supply and demand market like this. I can find a few items, but barrels, wood, and most of the hardware are not available at this time.
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by uffda 6/4/2023, 1:46 pm
Find a blacksmith. May need to revive the old ways, with out relying on a slow Junk floating across the waters of the far east.
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by Mustang65 7/4/2023, 8:21 am
As I see it, it is only going to get worse. This phony Pandemic was just a practice run to see how the population would react to authoritarian rule!! Well, more than half the Country fell on their knees and gave their freedom to the government.Buck Conner wrote:uffda wrote:Leave as is and enjoy your wall hanger and the history of it. You can donate to the museum later. Rebuild a copy if you want a shooter. That's my 2pence, plus a bit.
That sounds good Uffda, but there's a bigger issue. We have been looking for all the parts for an
H.E. Leman build and everyone of our suppliers are sold out. TOTW told us they have never seen the supply and demand market like this. I can find a few items, but barrels, wood, and most of the hardware are not available at this time.
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by uffda 7/4/2023, 12:11 pm
Right on. However, re-read the Declaration of Independence. The 
pandemic was a trial run. They learned, guestion is...have we as a people? Old ways of living wasn't comfortable. However I am guilty as the rest, as I was comfortable in my own compliancy. It's,to me, the lessons of yesteryear that may get us through the tough times which may be right around the corner. If not only for ourselves but our posterity.
pandemic was a trial run. They learned, guestion is...have we as a people? Old ways of living wasn't comfortable. However I am guilty as the rest, as I was comfortable in my own compliancy. It's,to me, the lessons of yesteryear that may get us through the tough times which may be right around the corner. If not only for ourselves but our posterity.
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Re: An old new project - "Old Lady Leman" gets new life.
by Buck Conner 8/4/2023, 10:37 am
uffda wrote:Right on. However, re-read the Declaration of Independence. The
Damn Uffda, hated those cold mornings and taking a bath in the stream next to the cabin. Use to see others doing the same, then running as fast as possible to their fire to get warm ... It was a hard time for bathroom needs in the wild, but I lived through those years.
WARNING: Just don't use Sears catalog pages (slippery - don't know which way the page will slide ... !@#$%^&).
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