Quote Originally Posted by DaveN View Post
I took the lets call it a percussion tube and used a pipe cleaner and blew out through muzzle
If that means that the nipple is free (you have to learn a bit of the lingo) it is very good news. Because of the narrowness of the ignition hole, they are frequently rusted up solid. That tells me that the rifle was at least not put away dirty, full of blackpowder residue, the last time it was fired.