These are speciality kits imported in an "80% complete kit". The firearm arrives on your doorstep (no FFL required for historical firearms) fully functional, assembled, and ready to use, but for the historical reenactor or collector, it will need minor finishing work to complete.
Minor work such as:
-Deburring
-Stock stain and finish
-Sanding
-Polishing
-Repairing dings/scratches
These tasks can be handled by anyone of average intelligence and wielding the simplest tools from Home Depot. It also saves you $100-200 PER firearm over completed kits, offered by several retailers (such as Veteran Arms).
The kits I have right now:
-Enfield Cavalry Carbine. 60 caliber, caplock. Blued steel & brass furnishings, rosewood stock. These are very cool little pieces, and feature a uniquely British solution to cavalry losing their ramrods in the form of a 'swivelrod'. I know of no other firearm that uses this method. $325
-Enfield 2-band Tower musket. 60 caliber, caplock. Blued steel & brass furnishings, rosewood stock. Also includes new bayonet (80% complete kit, again, will require sharpening and minor fitting) and used scabbard. $425
-Double-barrel shotgun. 20GA, caplock. Blued steel furnishings, rosewood stock with nice checkering. These require a bit more work than the other kits, and their price has been reduced by $200 accordingly. $500
If you are like me, and don't care about dings in the stock, improper (historically speaking) wood and an unpolished barrel, than feel free to take your firearm right out of the box, load it and start blazing away. After all, I bought it to shoot, not to look pretty. For reenactors, collectors or anyone who will be 'nitpicky' with cosmetic damage, I have a fairly solid grasp on the work required to 'defarb' each firearm for use in reenacting or putting on display. More than happy to walk you through my process.
I suppose I could be talked into finishing it for you, but that will definitely cost extra. Neither my time nor my materials are free. However, I can do ANY repair work on historical firearms, barring making a mainspring or something equally labor-intensive.
Shipping is always at-cost, USPS Ground (the cheapest option). If you want it faster, I can arrange that, again, at-cost. Happy to oblige shipping concerns, I realize that most people are not local to my area, and shipping black powder guns is easy anyway. Email me anytime.
