Most could be loaded and fired about 5-6 times before the flint cracked or broke.
Varies. European Jager rifles were shorter, and fired larger bullets. The Pennsylvania rifle (miscalled the Kentucky rifle) were of smaller caliber, but longer- about 5 feet.
$400-$450
No such thing. The last flintlock rifle of the US Military was the Springfield Model 1840. You need a hands on appraisal by a dealer in muzzleloaders.
Nothing different from a rifle.
flintlock rifle
You will need a professional appraisal
There is no such thing as a Flintlock rifle. There is a rifle and a flintlock. A rifle is a weapon with rifling in the barrel which are curved notches wich cause the bullet to spin as it travels down the barrel. A flintlock is a weapon with no rifling and shoots a spherical ball. It is propelled down the barrel by an explosion caused by a flint stiking a metal plate. The sparks then ignite some gunpowder shooting the shot from the barrel. A flintlock was not a brilliant weapon, they weren't that powerful, they had a poor range and they sometimes misfired.
What you are describing could be a rifle that is not loaded, partially loaded or fully loaded, but, does not have a round chambered.
No such thing. The last flintlock rifle of the US military was the Springfield Model 1840. You need a hands on appraisal by a dealer in muzzleloaders.
No such thing. The last flintlock rifle of the US military was the Springfield Model 1840. You need a hands on appraisal by a dealer in muzzleloaders.
in 1810, an American gunsmith, John H. Hall, invented a breech-loading flintlock rifle that could be loaded quickly using a paper cartridge containing ball and powder.