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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Sequatchie Rifle on August 10, 2011, 09:41:00 PM

Title: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: Sequatchie Rifle on August 10, 2011, 09:41:00 PM

The link should take you to photos of a .38 Caliber 6 foot 3 inch long Upper East Tennessee Long Rifle by Ambrose Lawing.  See interesting note card attached to the rifle for more information.

http://s678.photobucket.com/albums/vv150/sequatchie/Ambrose%20Lawing%20for%20Hampton/

Title: Re: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: Ken G on August 12, 2011, 02:06:19 AM

Bill,
Thanks for sharing the pictures.  I really enjoy seeing Ambrose Lawing rifles. All that I have seen have had real nice architecture and good forge work. That's the first I can remember seeing a checkpiece like that.  I love the cleaning rod. Looks to be original to the rifle. Nice find!  
Cheers,
Ken

Title: Re: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: WElliott on August 13, 2011, 04:03:36 AM

Neat rifle, Bill.  And you can't beat the provenance!

Title: Re: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: tom patton on August 24, 2011, 11:03:42 PM

Back in the early 1960's I almost bought an Ambrose Lawing rifle in Johnson City,Tennessee but passed on it because I felt that $300.00 was too much.About the same time I was in the shop of a well known gunsmith and observed him putting an upper  East Tennessee gun to flintlock and saw that it was signed "Ambrose Lawing". As I recall the gun was percussion with no indication that it had ever been flint.I have always wondered as to the present whereabouts of that gun.
Tom Patton

Title: Re: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: alyce-james on August 29, 2011, 01:12:49 AM

Thanks for sharing the pictures. I also enjoy the Ambrose Loving (Lawing) rifles. I've not seen very many at all. Great picture in GGTSA, page 21. AJ

Title: Re: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: Buck on August 29, 2011, 02:25:24 AM

Bill,
I like the trigger guard, one of the Wallace rifles that we have discussed has the same trigger guard. I had a Wiley Gibson rifle that had the same exact guard also. Interesting rifle.
Buck

Title: Re: Ambrose Lawing- Unicoi County, Tennessee (1871 Warranted for D.M. Hampton)
Post by: Curt J on August 30, 2011, 05:25:42 AM

A wonderful rifle with fascinating provenance. Thanks for posting.