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Indian decorated double barrel shotgun
« on: December 06, 2016, 06:36:58 AM »




Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun with Indian Decorations, ca. 1850.
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Re: Indian decorated double barrel shotgun
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2017, 04:56:50 PM »
Interesting piece.  It looks like the stock and forearm, including the barrel, are encased in leather, with the stitching showing behind the trigger guard and at the butt.  Was this a common practice, or could it have been to repair damaged wood?

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Re: Indian decorated double barrel shotgun
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2017, 06:07:59 PM »
Good question Winter Hawk,.... and while rawhide was commonly used to "hold things together" when wedge-keys or pins were lost, I can understand the use of it on the shotgun's forearm.
The same thing can be said for using it to repair a cracked or broken wrist on the butt stock,... so it's confusing why the entire butt stock would be covered with it, even the butt plate area.  :*:
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Re: Indian decorated double barrel shotgun
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2017, 07:15:15 PM »
That is a beautiful gun
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Re: Indian decorated double barrel shotgun
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2017, 08:27:11 PM »
Curious on the rawhide full wrap of the butt stock myself, but I expect we will never know unless it's removed and I'm pretty sure that ain't 'a gonna happen. If it could only talk.  :bl th up
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