I am getting back to this critter but first ,the stock I’m sending these pics to be perused and commented on as to any guesses as to who may have owned or used it or perhaps have ,”taken” from whom? it it was originally flint by the proofs Birmingham around 1800-1810 and percussioned my guess around1830-1840,but we’ll look at the stock for now. [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] [ Invalid Attachment ] note on pic 8 a hint of blue paint!!!
There are at the lock two brass tacks and generally looks to have been rode hard for many years and put up wet.looks like a wedge and missing escutcheons,must have started as a decent little English fowler,I have found other weapons on line with the same lock name of “Philips” ( Birmingham search found at least three Phillips of that time,possibly related) and a search found a set of Nautical officers pistols with brass barrels and the same “Phillips” lock ( flintlocks) so my guess is a fairly well known manufacturer or lock maker. Two ramrod pipes are gone. Forgive me if some of this is repeated in other posts,I started it awhile ago and traveled another trail for awhile,as some of you know ,having finished that I still have thinking on this one!
Topic: Renovating a fowler (Read 1726 times)