WANTED Dragon side plate

[eggwelder]

Looking for an original dragon side plate for a circle fox trade musket. Must be complete and whole. Can be rough, gun its going on is rough.show me what you have, thx.

 

[eggwelder]

Still looking

 

[eggwelder]

Anyone?

 

[Jeremy Bays]

Track of the Wolf has them under
North West Trade Gun sideplates: Serpent sideplates

https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/866/1

 

[eggwelder]

Track of the Wolf has them under
North West Trade Gun sideplates: Serpent sideplates

North West Trade Gun sideplates: Serpent sideplates - Track of the Wolf

Originals?

 

[Captjoel]

Original NW dragon side plates are very rare. <a href="Original Trade Gun Sideplate" target="_blank"><img src="https://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq171/joelhall452/P1000789.jpg" border="0" alt="Original Trade Gun Sideplate photo P1000789.jpg"/></a>

 

[rickystl]

Hi Eggwelder.

As the Captain says, the guns themselves are very rare, in any condition. Original parts probably more so. But I'll send some emails out to collector friends and see if they can by chance locate one. Good luck.
Rick

 

[Barrie Dale]

Looks like that would clean up quite nicely. Would look great on my rifle.

 

[Captjoel]

My dragon sideplate was found by a local school teacher out with her class at a construction site in a historic area using a metal detector. Her find even made the local news paper. The plate is in great condition with a nice patina but is missing the aft end rear bolt mount beaver tail.

 

[Eterry]

If the gun isnt an original, heck, even if it IS, you should be able to get a replacement from TOTW or another supply house and antique it to look period.
Free advice, worth what you paid for it.
Good luck

 

[toot]

clean it up nice! are u kidding? if you want to clean it up get one from TOTW. every one knows that an original one is best left as found.

 

[eggwelder]

I acknowledge all the points, and they are all very good points. I`m just fishing for now, see what’s out there.
i likely will end up using a TOTW plate or lost wax casting one of my own creation.

the gun itself appears to be a restocked or NOS R W barrel in a later mid 1800‘s stock. Barrel was inlet very well. Ramrod channel and pipes done well too. No defined lock panels, serpent not inlet, woodwork finishing rather coarse upon inspection. This is the only one I`ve ever seen and handled so i can`t compare.