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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: hurricane on January 02, 2013, 06:42:53 PM

Title: ALR Museum Gunsmith: Unknown maker / New England Fowler
Post by: hurricane on January 02, 2013, 06:42:53 PM

An extraordinary New England Fowler 1769. Maker unknown.

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http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=4650.0

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Title: Re: ALR Museum Gunsmith: Unknown maker / New England Fowler
Post by: rich pierce on January 02, 2013, 07:53:12 PM

Thanks for the photos.  A beautiful fowling piece with real personality.  Often overlooked as exprerssions of American art, fowlers like this one are as interesting to me as longrifles of the period.

Title: Re: ALR Museum Gunsmith: Unknown maker / New England Fowler
Post by: tallbear on January 02, 2013, 08:54:49 PM

I love this fowler :) :) :).I have plans to make one very similar right down to the 18th century watch gears for my pesonal use. Hopefully it makes it too my bench this year in time for grouse season this fall ;) ;) ;).

Mitch