Stamped J. L. Marsh on the barrel.
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Anyone ever heard of a builder named Marsh?
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Any indication of date?
No date. From the appearance, I would guess ti was made sometime in the past 30 years.
Rifle was a 50 cal with a fairly heavy barrel - outside diameter looked to be about 1-1/8".
Rifle was a 50 cal with a fairly heavy barrel - outside diameter looked to be about 1-1/8".
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A lot more than 30 years ago (1850-70), there was an old-time rifle maker from Binghamton N.Y. named J. Marsh
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There’s a Dave Marsh out of NY. Maybe check on ALR Ive noticed some of his posts there in the past.
Not me for sure.
Dave Marsh
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If I remember correctly, Jerry Marsh ran a gun shop up in Illinois and did a lot with muzzleloaders. He assembled Siler locks and I bought a lock from him around 1975 and it sparks as good today as it did 46 years ago. He passed a few years ago.
Jimpupelis
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Jared Marsh of Downers Grove IL our uncle
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You're talking about Jared Marsh of Brookfield, IL. He passed away in 2012. Prior to that, he owned a gun store in Brookfield, IL and made muzzle loaders in his spare time, primarily for friends/family, not retail. He was a close relative of mine. I was just looking at one of his guns in my office this morning, as a matter of fact.
