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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: WKevinD on February 13, 2025, 07:17:06 PM

Title: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: WKevinD on February 13, 2025, 07:17:06 PM

1/2 stock, about .75 caliber Ivory patchbox lid, nosecap, ramrod tip.

(https://i.ibb.co/zV0fp9gS/D1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XxvJ10Pz)

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(https://i.ibb.co/4wbbG0V8/D5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hxGGjTmB)

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Title: Re: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: rich pierce on February 13, 2025, 07:46:43 PM

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Title: Re: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: Bigmon on February 13, 2025, 07:54:43 PM

WOW!  Do you think it was originally made as a half stock?  If it was cut down someone did a nice job.  Perhaps that's when the patchbox lid was made?
Or were some guns of that type actually made in half stock.  This inquiring (and feeble) mind wants to know.

Title: Re: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: rich pierce on February 13, 2025, 08:10:26 PM

I’ve seen speculation it could be a sporterized Dutch military gun. Wonderful furniture.

Title: Re: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: WKevinD on February 13, 2025, 08:58:11 PM

Not an original half stock. I believe Rich is correct: "sporterized early Dutch musket", front thimble application is too far off from overall look and feel.
I'll post a full length picture later when I'm in the shop.

Kevin

Title: Re: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: WKevinD on February 14, 2025, 01:35:56 AM

I tried to upload to more images... won't let me.?
Kevin
Finally got it to load. Thanks

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Title: Re: A recent acquisition I took in trade
Post by: rich pierce on February 14, 2025, 02:35:13 AM

The image hosting site is having problems.