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    1853 Enfield Q's

    Thanks for the feedback - I wanted to get some persuasion, one way or the other! I think I will wait to find one with less external corrosion - regardless of price. Adam
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    1853 Enfield Q's

    I am looking at a rusty, pitted old 1853 Enfield ('63 build) that may or may not be Southern-destined - don't see an anchor stamp, but the 25's are there. At $275, is this "high end" for a borderline shooter/wall hanger? Lock functions, bore is clear with almost no rifling, you can see the...
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    Ft Frederick (MD) 18th-Century Market Fair

    I will be making it out to this one, too - my third visit. I am in the researching/information gathering phase - don't have a persona completed as of yet. I will also be taking my "Virginia fowler" along to see if I can get some other sets of eyes on it, to help get more feedback on its...
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Thanks for the help - that makes alot of sense! Cool to know! Adam
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Friends, I snapped some pics of the "Fiddian" lock once I disassembled it recently. As I was comparing the pieces, I soon noticed that a "common marking" was shared among most of the parts. This stamping, which looks sort of like a crow's foot pattern, looks like three lines struck in this...
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    Militia Musket with Ketland Lock

    I also appreciate the book suggestions, T.P.! - I depend on those of you with experience in this research area to inform my further study of historic firearms. V/R Adam
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Glad that this subject has your interest - I just uploaded a pile of pics of the bare wood stock. I am again amazed at the "creativity" and skill that was expended to assemble this gun. It would appear to have begun possibly as a half-stocked rifle stock, and had two spliced-in sections of...
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Mike, Thank you for taking the time to follow along! Glad that the old girl is interesting to others as well. :grin: I think when I am able to post pics of the stock itself in more clarity, there will be even more "head scratching" and puzzlement. Although the stock appears to be a solid...
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Attached two pics of the barrel showing where the original sight was cut flush, and possibly a later gunsmith filed in two grooves to retain a different front sight. I'm just guessing on this! Adam
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Thanks for the feedback, again, Dave! I tend to believe that this barrel is much older compared to all of the other parts of this "mash-up" or American hybrid. I base this only on what I have recently dug up, which matches your observations, in that the "hen" along with the SVL (Suhl) stamps...
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    I need some help on this fowler...

    Great reference pics, by the way! Excuse my ignorance - I am a ML firearm "newbie" - but can you explain why this barrel does not have the "wedding band" detail at the octagonal to round barrel transition? Was this simply a stylistic flair, that added expense to a barrel? Adam
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    In case the photo album link isn't working, these are some of the pics right here. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e41w61v9Bck/Te8pUnSxx7I/AAAAAAAAEPs/XEuWz59gcfs/s912/P1100521.JPG...
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Folks, I added more pictures of the gun components. Here is the link again. Probably 15-20 more pictures, thanks for any info about this gun! Adam's fowler album
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Thanks for the ideas, information, and great comments! I really enjoy this gun's "patchwork quilt" make-up...all the more interesting, to me, that it represents a very common early US "recycling program" of sorts. Makes sense, as the demand for any sort of firearms was probably always greater...
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Hello all, I uploaded pictures of the fowler to my picasa album. Here is the direct link. I hope it works! Colonial fowler album Thanks all - looking for any observations or identifications anyone may have on this old gun. It is a very fun project, just getting to know more about it! This is...
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Wow - great to know, Dave! Would you be willing to share some "places to look" for resources I might use to learn more? I really appreciate your thoughts. Adam
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    Colonial fowler barrel markings questions

    Folks, I have been carefully disassembling my 1790-1820 era fowler, and managed to download pictures of the only stampings or identification markings I could find. This is located on the bottom flat of the breech end of the barrel. Please help me identify what these markings might be - I am...
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Joe, yes I believe it is - either copper or some similar alloy - and probably not brass. The thimbles appear to be brass, as does the buttplate and trigger guard. Once a knowledgable fellow takes a close look at my musket, I will share what he has to say about it. Thanks for your interest! By...
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    lock questions - frizzen spring roller

    Friends, I am getting into my beginning research on my recently acquired smoothbore musket/fowler. As Trench observed from the pictures, it does appear that there should be a roller affixed to the frizzen spring. frizzen spring and lock lockplate and trigger guard Fiddian lock First...
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    my "new" flintlock - "Fiddian"

    Thanks for the reality check - although I can't believe how bad four or five (or six) of my students have been all year, and we rapidly approach summer break - a truly undisciplined bunch. I have to admit, I was due for a year of "The Dirty Dozen" after I looped with my last Super Group...... A...
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