Building a Carolina Gun/ Type G

[Rob M.]

@Rob M. if you get a chance, please review my work today.

Oh ....ok bud ..... just got in my lazy spot .....

 

[Bnewberry]

Both of you are doing great!

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

That's some mighty fine gun building. Semper Fi.

 

[Gopher0]

What makes a "Carolina Gun "? I never heard that term before . ???

 

[Craig Roach]

Watching the process is great. I can't wait to get a trade gun.

 

[TDM]

What makes a "Carolina Gun "? I never heard that term before . ???

@Rob M. can explain it better than me but basically it refers to slight styling differences that occurred during the long production (150 year) of trade guns. The early guns remained along the east coast or maybe as far as the western borders of the colonies. The gun types are named for the period and area were original examples were found. I’m building an early (1740’s) gun that’s styled after examples found from that period in Virginia. Mostly subtle differences.

 

[Rob M.]

Not much gun work done today unfortunately ....I made the ramrod pipes .....

 

[TDM]

They look great @Rob M. !

 

[Rob M.]

Trigger cut to length , curl put on , fit to guard ....

 

[Rob M.]

Mark out locations of everything in the path , drill half way with under sized bit....keep her centered ....when you see the light yer good ... The dreaded trade gun tang screw !!

 

[Rob M.]

Tap and drill ... Put in tang bolt and trigger guard on ...after I drill the touch hole she's ready to fire for the first time

 

[Rob M.]

What makes a "Carolina Gun "? I never heard that term before . ???

Hi bud ....Well ....short version . There were many types of trade guns during the 18th century . Many types still not identified by name . T.M. Hamilton the historian , cataloged all the trade gun parts , and the few complete guns , he could find and gave them temporary names , Type A through Type Z ... . One such type that was very popular was cataloged as a Type G . Three complete guns and thousands of parts were identified as being this same type of gun New York to Florida , and all in between , and as far west as Texas and Missouri too ...and in between . The Type G was identified !! I cant remember the guys name , in a couple 18 th century manifests , one was a will , and ts true name was discovered , The Carolina Gun . It was a very cheap smoothbore shotgun , fowler and was imported in great numbers through Charlestown S.C. ....so it became the Carolina Gun .

 

[Rob M.]

Ramrod pipes positions layed out and marked ....

 

[Rob M.]

What makes a "Carolina Gun "? I never heard that term before . ???

Some pics of a Carolina Gun I made

 

[TDM]

Beautiful @Rob M. !!!

 

[Rob M.]

Beautiful @Rob M. !!!

Thanks bud . I really want to find " Made in China " stickers . I want to put them on each gun before I ship them off , LOL ! Be funny.

 

[TDM]

That’s funny @Rob M. !

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

Not much gun work done today unfortunately ....I made the ramrod pipes .....

What material is that? Semper Fi.

 

[florkinliege]

"Carolina gun" is an 18th century English term for a type of gun made for export, primarily to the American South; Charleston, SC being the nexus of the deerskin trade (as described by Hamilton as the Type G, see above). Some 18th century British Gunmakers made a wide variety of arms for export, some of them were described by the destination that favored them (ie "Angola guns", "Gold Coast" guns, "Jamaica guns" & etc.).

 

[Rob M.]

What material is that? Semper Fi.

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