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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: HighUintas on November 24, 2022, 08:11:38 AM

Title: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: HighUintas on November 24, 2022, 08:11:38 AM

This is at the Missouri History Museum. I was short on time and my camera phone is poor.

William Clark's Brown Bess is the bottom rifle.

(https://i.ibb.co/R9fRv1k/IMG-20221123-163856369.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Y3mHR6F)

(https://i.ibb.co/Tw5kBXP/IMG-20221123-163920103.jpg) (https://ibb.co/QJGfFBY)

Title: Re: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: Curtis on November 29, 2022, 08:56:56 AM

Thanks for posting!  I will have to go see that next time I am in St. Louis.  Were there many other guns?



Curtis

Title: Re: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: T.C.Albert on November 29, 2022, 10:09:37 AM

Did you happen to get a shot of the powder horn mentioned on the sign?
Thanks,
Tim A

Title: Re: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: Longknife on November 29, 2022, 04:47:22 PM

Quote from: Curtis on November 29, 2022, 08:56:56 AM

Thanks for posting!  I will have to go see that next time I am in St. Louis.  Were there many other guns?



Curtis

I got a chance to explore the Archives at MHM several years ago and OH MY!!!! You would not believe it!!!!...LK

Title: Re: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: OLUT on November 29, 2022, 07:41:51 PM

Quote from: T.C.Albert on November 29, 2022, 10:09:37 AM

Did you happen to get a shot of the powder horn mentioned on the sign?
Thanks,
Tim A

The museum has  pretty good on-line collections, with LOTS of various horns
(https://i.ibb.co/K2sRyjD/Screen-Shot-2022-11-29-at-9-39-07-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/Mc1WNDf)

Title: Re: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: HighUintas on November 29, 2022, 08:18:04 PM

Quote from: Curtis on November 29, 2022, 08:56:56 AM

Thanks for posting!  I will have to go see that next time I am in St. Louis.  Were there many other guns?



Curtis

You're welcome! There were a few but not many. As was mentioned by Longknife, their archives contain quite a few. The ones they had on display I didn't get pictures of were a few trade guns.

Title: Re: William Clark's Brown Bess
Post by: HighUintas on November 29, 2022, 08:18:52 PM

Quote from: T.C.Albert on November 29, 2022, 10:09:37 AM

Did you happen to get a shot of the powder horn mentioned on the sign?
Thanks,
Tim A

I thought I had but apparently not. It was a very very plain horn.