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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Berks Liberty on July 02, 2009, 05:41:57 PM

Title: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: Berks Liberty on July 02, 2009, 05:41:57 PM

I took these photos of a John Shuler Rifle while visiting Ft. Ticonderoga's Museum.  Thought I'd share it here.

Jason

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Title: Re: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: rich pierce on July 02, 2009, 05:45:28 PM

Thanks, I remember seeing that rifle up there years ago if memory serves.  Great rifle.  Did you note if it appears to be a smoothbore?  So many of the Bucks County guns were.

Title: Re: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: Tom Currie on July 03, 2009, 05:33:28 AM

Thanks for posting those pics. Saw this rifle when I visited Ticonderoga several years ago, always thought it was a bit out of place there with all the muskets on display.

Title: Re: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: Berks Liberty on July 03, 2009, 07:45:46 AM

Quote from: richpierce on July 02, 2009, 05:45:28 PM

Thanks, I remember seeing that rifle up there years ago if memory serves.  Great rifle.  Did you note if it appears to be a smoothbore?  So many of the Bucks County guns were.

Definately a great rifle.  No it appeared to have rifling in it.  I should have took a photo looking down the muzzle. 

Title: Re: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: Berks Liberty on July 03, 2009, 07:47:24 AM

Quote from: Tom Currie on July 03, 2009, 05:33:28 AM

Thanks for posting those pics. Saw this rifle when I visited Ticonderoga several years ago, always thought it was a bit out of place there with all the muskets on display.

I agree.  I thought I read some where that there was suppose to be a Leonard Reedy rifle up there but I didn't see one. 

Title: Re: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: G-Man on July 06, 2009, 10:15:50 PM

Wasn't one of the Andrew Eaby attributed rifles shown in Shumway RCA 2 also in the Ticonderoga museum at the time?

Funny - the outline of that box surround, especially the finial, brings some of the early Dickert and Haines pieces to mind, at least to me anyway.

Nice piece.  

Guy

Title: Re: John Shuler Rifle
Post by: rich pierce on July 06, 2009, 10:26:12 PM

Quote from: Guy Montfort on July 06, 2009, 10:15:50 PM

Wasn't one of the Andrew Eaby attributed rifles shown in Shumway RCA 2 also in the Ticonderoga museum at the time?
Guy

yes, I saw it there.  This Shuler is a realk beauty.  More pleasing, to me, than some of the better known Bucks County pieces.