Part Number: AAM-915
This H. E. Leman trade rifle was assembled from a kit by Green River Rifle Works, Roosevelt, Utah. The shaping on the stock is a bit larger than most GRRW assembled rifles we have encountered. The rifle has a few cosmetic issues, and the trigger has enough leverage to overpower the half cock notch. This rifle is used and has some handling marks on the stock, lock, and barrel finish.
The furniture is modeled after the work of H.E. Leman. Perhaps the most famous of the Lancaster makers, Henry Eicholtz Leman (also spelled Lehman early in his career), created a factory to produce arms for westbound settlers, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This percussion half stock plains rifle is modeled after his 1840 to 1880 period work.
Stocked in fairly straight grain maple the stock has some scattered figure. The barrel and lock are neatly browned to a smooth even color. The rifle is trimmed in brass furniture with a poured pewter forend cap. The barrel has a semi buckhorn rear sight and a steel blade front sight.
The seven groove cut rifled 1" octagon barrel is 32" length. These Green River Rifle Works (GRRW) barrels were famous for accuracy, during the 1970 era of their production. The .50 caliber bore is cut rifled with seven deep equal lands and grooves. The bore is bright and has been well maintained.