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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: Eric Fleisher on February 05, 2009, 04:50:19 PM

Title: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: Eric Fleisher on February 05, 2009, 04:50:19 PM

Check out the Bonewitz Style Swivel breech Mark Wheland on the Contemporary Makers Blog Spot. http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/ (http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/).  I got see this gun at the CLA Show.  It is awesome!

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: rich pierce on February 05, 2009, 05:00:42 PM

His Bonewitz guns are crazygood. I have always seen Bonewitz as one of the very finest builders of the 1780's and 1790's, easily the equal of JP Beck and others who seem to have received more acclaim.  That ought to rile some feathers but I am glad Mark is mining that vein and producing some real treasures.

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: t.caster on February 05, 2009, 08:25:20 PM

Beautifully done in all aspects! No rumpled feathers here!

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: Old Ford2 on February 06, 2009, 04:09:29 AM

Work like that really humbles an aspiring gunmaker :o
Old Ford

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on February 06, 2009, 06:16:15 AM

Wonderful gun Mark. Superlative workmanship.  Bring it to Dixon's this summer pls. so I can salivate all over it.  Better yet,  I'll wear my drool catching bib.  I have shamelessly saved the images for futrue reference.  hope that's ok.

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: C Wallingford on February 06, 2009, 03:13:01 PM

Beautiful work as usual, Mark.

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: Karl Kunkel on February 08, 2009, 11:45:36 PM

Taylor,

Does that mean the canadians are returning to Pennsylvania again?

Title: Re: Mark Wheland Swivel Breech on the Blog Spot
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on February 11, 2009, 04:43:08 AM

Kunk...I'll be there, but neither Cody nor Brian can make it this year.