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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: John Cotterall on February 12, 2023, 05:29:01 PM
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I bought a preformed stock in a Nathan Claus profile. Honestly I never heard of him before purchasing. I love the Roman nose profile. Most of the build is done but I am about to start the decorative carving. Does anyone have examples of his or even Henry Claus carvings? Like I said most of the build is complete so it’s a Allemaengel rifle but to me it doesn’t have to be an exact copy of Nathan Claus.
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I have been working off and on on a Nathan Clause rifle for about 5 years. Cataracts,
eyelid surgery, a stroke, and a frozen shoulder have greatly slowed the process.
I have pix of both George and Nathan's rifles but will have to find them and will post
when I can.
all the best
Paul
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I found pix of three Henry Clause and three Nathan Clause rifles. However none of them
show any carving at all. It appears they used a lot of inlays but no carving. Sorry.
good luck
Paul
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Thanks Paul. I found a couple pictures of one of Nathan’s but no carving either. I can’t figure out how to show them here though 🤦♂️
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I've not researched the Claus/Clause family but there is one rifle *attributed* to a Claus on the KRF Lehigh/Pres. Display 2010 disc, rifle #18. It's a funky rifle, looks basically like someone up in eastern Berks copied a Moll/Rupp style but added his own semi-drunken twist. Lots of wonky carving. I don't know the basis of this attribution but it's probably a ca. 1790s or early 1800s rifle. Also, there are a couple of old rifles around that may have been made by either the same guy or someone associated, one of them is in one of the older books maybe the 1750-1850 book I'd have to look; it's the weird piece with the 1794 (iirc) date in little brass studs on the toe line of the stock. I've talked to one or two people who consider that a Clause rifle.
Rich Hujsa talked to me about the Clause family a few times years ago but he's gone now and I don't think he had anything concrete i.e. signed. Tim Lubenesky might know something or some of those 'Allentown mafia' guys. I know I've never seen a signed rifle of these makers but I know I've read reference to one or two somewhere, just can't remember where.
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