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Bruce Miller Virtual Library - Antique American Firearms & Makers => Pennsylvania Long Arms Traditional Exhibits - (PA, MD, VA, WV) => WELCOME TO The Bruce Miller Virtual Library & Museum ---->> CLICK HERE TO ENTER <<---- => Shell, John West Hanover, PA => Topic started by: nord on May 02, 2011, 07:29:25 PM
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Specifics on #271:
Full length: 59.5"
Barrell: 44.25", tapered: 7/8" at breech, 23/32 at muzzle
.45caliber, rifled
Height of butt plate: 3 15/16"
Width of butt plate: 1 3/16^
Length of pull: 12 3/4"
Width of wrist midway between nose of comb and lock panels:1 7/16"
Height (vertical) of wrist midway between nose of comb and lock panels: 1 3/8"
Lock: marked JosH Golcher
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/ToePlate1.jpg)
(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi708.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fww81%2FALRLIBRARY%2FLONG%2520RIFLE%2FShell%2FShell271%2520110406-10%2FTG2.jpg&hash=c10d38a0015fbdc5e3c6dde889edd204b5a1b33a)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/Signature5.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/Sideplate2.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/Muzzle1.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/EntryPipe3.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/EntryPipe2.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/Cheekpiece1.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/Buttplate1.jpg)
(https://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww81/ALRLIBRARY/LONG%20RIFLE/Shell/Shell271%20110406-10/Butt-Lock1.jpg)
Comments:
Nice untouched John Shell, and I was pleasantly surprised to see a full patchbox rather than a toilet seat box.
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Where are all of these great Shell rifles coming from? This one is a dandy, just like the others that have been placed in the Library. This gun shows that he was not stuck in a rut when it came to putting a gun together. He varied his styles and motifs to a considerable degree and no two seem to be alike. And, this one is a flint.