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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: rich pierce on December 15, 2022, 06:10:20 PM

Title: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: rich pierce on December 15, 2022, 06:10:20 PM
It’s rare for unsigned New England fowlers not attributed to belonging to a famous historical person to sell for over $10k. Here’s an interesting one that went for a pretty penny. Might be on my to build list now.
(https://i.ibb.co/tsjrdxM/0-D9-F856-C-7810-451-B-8-BA6-AF55-CA497-E72.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R0rw5Bp)

(https://i.ibb.co/j8J9fgZ/D2-FDE6-DC-BB74-484-F-9-D69-D3733-DACEFB9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8mYns64)

(https://i.ibb.co/rwjCTXP/9054-E557-A372-4-D07-A83-B-BA7236-A361-A8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z4Myjtc)

(https://i.ibb.co/9GY9JR5/DE3300-B5-B944-40-CD-A999-A1-E0-FAC6-A2-DC.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fQ0Ybmw)

(https://i.ibb.co/BsKFV7Z/F613-AD89-31-BE-4-A90-A7-F5-8-FF2-B2-C4-EB8-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pXr5vsz)

(https://i.ibb.co/72Mk6jz/FD564769-AE03-46-C2-A892-747-D5-F34-C5-FB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kQbmW5y)
Title: Re: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: Eric Kettenburg on December 15, 2022, 07:32:28 PM
It's the George Neumann association and the fact that it's been published.  That's $$$.
Title: Re: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: Old Time Hunter on December 15, 2022, 09:51:52 PM
The repair to the cock appears to be done in a neat manner. Any ideas on if that repair is a common one used? I have seen a few that were brazed and a couple that were welded.
Title: Re: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: jruff5585 on December 16, 2022, 01:12:03 AM
I stopped at 9500.00 I was hoping to buy it for my birthday :(
Title: Re: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: LynnC on December 16, 2022, 01:44:54 AM
A very “cool” gun.....especially while gripping that well done brass wrist repair in cold weather.

Ive never built a club butt. May have to add that to the list.
Title: Re: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: Fullstock longrifle on December 16, 2022, 06:06:51 AM
Nice looking gun and interesting, but with 36” of forearm stretched and no historical significance other than being in Neumann’s collection, I think the original estimate was more realistic. Apparently I’m missing something.
Title: Re: Club butt fowler sold high
Post by: Avlrc on December 16, 2022, 07:20:30 AM
Nice looking gun and interesting, but with 36” of forearm stretched and no historical significance other than being in Neumann’s collection, I think the original estimate was more realistic. Apparently I’m missing something.

I tend to agree, but sure was a good price on the Hudson Valley Fowler.