RJ Renner Faeton Underhammer Rifle .62 Cal 30” Percussion Lock Brown
SOLD FOR: $1,925.00
LSB#: WY240903JJ002
Make: RJ Renner
Model: .62 cal Under Hammer Percussion Rifle
Serial#: NVSN
Year of Manufacture: Contemporary
Caliber: .62 Caliber ball
Action Type: Under Hammer Ignition w/ Faeton breechplug; recommended #11 Caps
Markings: “Trade R.J.Runner Mark” on top of barrel.
Barrel Length: 30” octagon barrel with genuine Forsythe Rifling
Sights/ Optics: U-notch to the rear and Faeton blade front sight made of German Silver.
Stock Configuration & Condition/ Grip: The stock is dark wood with beautiful striations and dark color with browned fittings. The screws are fire blued and the lock is case hardened. A separate forearm of half-stock configuration is secured directly to the barrel and is fabricated in a manner that renders it solid and immune to cracking or warping such as is typical with traditionally-designed muzzleloading rifle stocks. There are multiple spots of handling wear, minor scratches, scuffs, and small dents throughout. Overall the stock is in Very Good Condition.
Type of Finish: Browned
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: Bore is bright; Rifling is sharp and deep. In this writer’s opinion the bore rates 10/10 for a muzzle loader Rifle.
Overall Condition: This RJ Renner Faeton Underhammer rifle is in very Good Condition. The metal surfaces have minor handling wear and scratches throughout. The browned fittings all have small spots of finish loss, though this is more pronounced on the buttplate, rear sight,and the leading edges of the triggerguard. There has been a repair made to the thimble closest to the muzzle. It appears to be soldered back on. The barrel is in fine shape as well as the lock. There are compression marks on some of the stock. The simplicity of the design truly shows off its elegance. Overall this hand crafted Rifle is in very Fine shape for a muzzle loader.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. We did not fire this rifle. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance requirements.
Box Paperwork and Accessories: The Ramrod is included.
Our Assessment: If the journey matters to you, our versatile and capable Faeton Underhammer Rifle will certainly serve you well on that journey. Through the years RJ Renner has offered several designs of underhammer rifles that are unique in their blending of modern technological advances with old-world design and craftsmanship in a way that does not sacrifice the aesthetic appeal of these time-honored designs. They satisfy our demand for a perfect blend of form and function and are, in fact, high performance art.
One observes immediately that the Faeton™ is utterly simple in design, that being its core strength. There are only two moving parts – the hammer and the trigger. These are mounted into its solid metal receiver on tool steel axles. There are no small or fragile parts to be broken or easily lost. In honoring the theme of simplicity, the Faeton’s triggerguard also serves double duty as the mainspring to power the hammer and fire the rifle. As a long, lightly-stressed spring it is far less prone to breakage than the short, highly-stressed mainsprings that are employed in conventional gunlocks.
The barrel and the buttstock of the Faeton™ are solidly mounted to a “receiver” fabricated of the finest gun-making bronze (traditionally known as ‘gun metal’), thus producing a rifle of exceptional strength, the finest accuracy, and slender gracefulness. It should be understood that the receiver and buttplate are not fabricated of mere brass, but rather an alloy of silicon bronze known as Hercalloy that is as tough and durable as some grades of steel.
A separate forearm of half-stock configuration is secured directly to the barrel and is fabricated in a manner that renders it solid and immune to cracking or warping such as is typical with traditionally-designed muzzleloading rifle stocks.
Mounting the hammer below the receiver, where it swings upward to the barrel, offers several technical advantages over traditional designs. First, the View of both the sights and the target is not interrupted by the distraction of a hammer protruding into the field of view. Second, the position of the ignition system keeps the cap flash from the eye and provides a greater margin of protection to the face from cap shrapnel.
So designed, the Faeton™ is naturally ambidextrous and provides equal ease of operation to those favoring shooting from either the right or the left side of the rifle.
Mounting the hammer below the barrel also allows placement of the nipple directly into the barrel without need of a separate bolster or snail. So arranged, the cap flash is projected directly into the powder charge in a very consistent burn pattern resulting in Instantaneous Ignition. Additionally, the Faeton™ underhammer design provides some of the fastest lock times of any percussion action.
These rifles are elegant in design and simplistic in features that are hard to come by and even harder to get rid of. So bid high and bid firm. I highly encourage you to take a look at the condition in our high quality photos. Good luck on your bid. -K.F.
