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Offline Justin Urbantas

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One ugly old gun
« on: May 09, 2018, 06:04:53 PM »
So I came across this for sale by Rock Island auction company. It is listed as an antique. It looks pretty ugly, and pretty chunky. The architecture seems all wrong to me.  Do you guys think this is an actual antique, or something somebody tried to make more recently?




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Offline Mattox Forge

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2018, 06:13:43 PM »
Odd proportions for sure. Could be just old and ugly.
Here is another one with weird proportions
https://tortugatrading.com/products/rare-english-flintlock-coach-fowler-by-gulley-london-3154-firearms

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/762939082

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Offline Lucky R A

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2018, 06:54:59 PM »
       Try acquainting yourself with a German Stutz.  A kind of short Jaeger that was used on horseback or in very thick cover to hunt wild boar...
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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2018, 10:37:31 PM »
Looks fine to me. Just because an original piece has awkward architecture or whatever doesn't mean it's not original. Modern builders and customers look for perfection in every detail. The original builders did not at all times.
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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2018, 11:29:48 PM »
It's Germanic. I have one even uglier. ;)
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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2018, 06:32:58 AM »
Quote from: Justin Urbantas on May 09, 2018, 06:04:53 PM
So I came across this for sale by Rock Island auction company. It is listed as an antique. It looks pretty ugly, and pretty chunky. The architecture seems all wrong to me.  Do you guys think this is an actual antique, or something somebody tried to make more recently?




I kind'a like it.  :)
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Offline Feltwad

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2018, 05:39:31 PM »
My wife says this one is ugly but to me it is a work of art
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Offline Algae

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2018, 11:02:20 PM »
I have to agree with your wife! ::)

Love the wire though!

Al J.
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Offline Pukka Bundook

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2018, 05:50:21 AM »
I think the one in the opening post had polio as a kid.....
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Offline Howard

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2018, 08:11:03 PM »
Good thing we all don't collect the same thing & we all have different taste.  If we all liked the same thing we would all be liking the same woman !!
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2018, 01:17:35 AM »
The top one is so German we can smell the cabbage.
Your wife is right about the other one.

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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2018, 05:59:14 PM »
That backward lock and sight base are designed (I assume) to blow cap fragments
and other rubbish into the shooters right eye.Way to go ;D

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Offline Feltwad

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2018, 01:33:29 PM »
Quote from: Bob Roller on May 12, 2018, 05:59:14 PM
That backward lock and sight base are designed (I assume) to blow cap fragments
and other rubbish into the shooters right eye.Way to go ;D

Bob Roller

Strange answer from you Bob  something I would have expected from a novice , the gun is the art of German target shooters of the period.
Feltwad
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Offline rollingb

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2018, 06:37:17 PM »
Quote from: Bob Roller on May 12, 2018, 05:59:14 PM
That backward lock and sight base are designed (I assume) to blow cap fragments
and other rubbish into the shooters right eye.Way to go ;D

Bob Roller
It looks to me as if the lock has a shield (set at a 45 degree angle) to deflect possible cap fragments away from the shooter's eye.
I imagine it works pretty well. 
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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2018, 05:45:55 PM »
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I am not seeing a lot of ugly.  Reminds me of this



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Offline Justin Urbantas

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2018, 05:09:18 AM »
Quote from: Cory Joe Stewart on May 14, 2018, 05:45:55 PM
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I am not seeing a lot of ugly.  Reminds me of this



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I really like the one in that video. I have plans to make a similar one
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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2018, 10:26:57 PM »
Quote from: Algae on May 10, 2018, 11:02:20 PM
I have to agree with your wife! ::)

Love the wire though!

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Re: One ugly old gun
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2018, 10:28:27 PM »
That are nice but ugly at the same time.
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