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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Shreckmeister on August 04, 2011, 07:46:45 PM

Title: Help with signature ID
Post by: Shreckmeister on August 04, 2011, 07:46:45 PM

Does anyone know whose signature this is or what that last letter is?
(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FAccoutrements%2F100_2875alt.jpg&hash=cb075989d705bcdab34d6529b0fc05c6679f7c73)

Title: Re: Help with signature ID
Post by: Shreckmeister on August 04, 2011, 11:06:40 PM

I think it looks like   W P + S   Make any sense?

Title: Re: Help with signature ID
Post by: Shovelbuck on August 04, 2011, 11:27:37 PM

I messed around with the pic a little, maybe this will help?

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb316%2FShovelbuck%2FGuns%2F100_2875alt.jpg&hash=4e893f633f7e8a0512a5b632b537e938e7959786)

Title: Re: Help with signature ID
Post by: Shreckmeister on August 04, 2011, 11:50:20 PM

Nice Work!  Thanks!

Title: Re: Help with signature ID
Post by: Buck on August 05, 2011, 03:19:10 AM

Suzkat,
WBS? William B. Stapleton son of James Stapleton? Huntingdon County? Just a shot in the dark. He was pretty late, 1880's.
Buck

Title: Re: Help with signature ID
Post by: Shreckmeister on August 05, 2011, 05:19:11 AM

Could be.  I've seen a similar treatment around a signature on
another Huntington rifle.