Can any make out this name?

[MedicMike3762]

Saw his at a pawn shop and grabbed a quick pic does anybody know the name?

 

[BillinOregon]

Tough to make it out sideways, but sure looks like the pure quill. Very intriguing.

 

[Loja man]

Hope this helps someone! I’m not sure but at least one can read it the right way!!

 

[OldRust]

Great minds think alike <G> See if this helps

Thanks,
O.R.

 

[rich pierce]

It would help if we knew something about the gun. Half stock, full stock, percussion, flint. Maybe other pictures?

 

[MedicMike3762]

Hope this helps someone! I’m not sure but at least one can read it the right way!!

Thank you!

 

[MedicMike3762]

It would help if we knew something about the gun. Half stock, full stock, percussion, flint. Maybe other pictures?

It was a quick pick and that’s all I could get yesterday, it was a half stock, percussion, had a hinged patch box with pewter nose cap. Double set triggers. I will do my best to get better pics on Monday. Stock had Ben broken and repaired several times. It was also a brass mounted gun.

 

[MedicMike3762]

I was thinking A. Pillik?

 

[Loja man]

Or A. Pillils

 

[Tanselman]

It might be "A. Pettit" for Andrew Pettit of Columbia County, Ohio.

Shelby Gallien

 

[Woodwright]

Played around with it in Photoshop, but I still am not sure. What appears to be part of the engraving in places may just be nicks, scratches, etc. on the metal.

 

[OBAKER]

It looks to me like: O. A. Phillils, probably the original gun owners initials and last name. That would be my guess.

 

[OBAKER]

It also may be just: A. Phillils, and the half circle in front of the A is just a decorative mark. Again still probably the original owners first initial last name.

 

[RustyNutz]

My votes for A. Pillils

 

[OBAKER]

I agree. Not sure why I added the “h” in there.

 

[SDSmlf]

I have posted this previously. It might help with reading faint engraving on a gun.

Some have suggested using wax to highlight and bring out stamps and engraving, but I have found using a piece of old chalkboard chalk like they used when many of us were in school works well. When rubbed over the metal surface, the chalk helps make any markings much more visible, and it’s easily cleaned up leaving no evidence anything was done. As an example, both the following photographs were taken at about the same distance with the same camera and lighting (handheld, so slight difference). Difference is that before the second photograph chalk was rubbed into the engraving. Believe you can see that one is significantly easier to read than the other. No other adjustments or funny business between the two photographs.

 

[dracer]

I have posted this previously. It might help with reading faint engraving on a gun.

Some have suggested using wax to highlight and bring out stamps and engraving, but I have found using a piece of old chalkboard chalk like they used when many of us were in school works well. When rubbed over the metal surface, the chalk helps make any markings much more visible, and it’s easily cleaned up leaving no evidence anything was done. As an example, both the following photographs were taken at about the same distance with the same camera and lighting (handheld, so slight difference). Difference is that before the second photograph chalk was rubbed into the engraving. Believe you can see that one is significantly easier to read than the other. No other adjustments or funny business between the two photographs.

that works good , thanks for the tip

 

[BillinOregon]

That last character could be the Germanic double S or "Eszett" that looks a lot like a capital B. Pilliss or Pettiss?

 

[Rancocas]

I don't see that first letter of the last name as a P. To me it looks like either an F or maybe a T.