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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Willydontknow on February 27, 2014, 12:49:46 AM

Title: Post pictures
Post by: Willydontknow on February 27, 2014, 12:49:46 AM

Hello all, I am new to the site and maybe I am brain dead but can not figure out how to post pictures. I was handed down a long rifle and I am trying to find out about it. Took the barrel off but can not make out all the lettering, thought maybe some of you guru's on here might be of some help. Thank you, Willy 

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: Ky-Flinter on February 27, 2014, 01:05:31 AM

Willy,

Welcome to ALR.  Here's a link to a tutorial on posting pictures here.  http://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=10.0

Looking forward to seeing your rifle.

-Ron

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: Shreckmeister on March 04, 2014, 08:56:43 PM

Posting these photos for Willy

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FIMG_3736_zps8d4eadea.jpg&hash=0173f3c5a4b818befbbf5fb763e3235a4e0282e5) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/IMG_3736_zps8d4eadea.jpg.html)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FIMG_3742_zps9440f85d.jpg&hash=8f06fdef98dcf24d85f9dcd34e27bee0efa573ce) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/IMG_3742_zps9440f85d.jpg.html)

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FIMG_3873_zps60a33e4a.jpg&hash=4ca5ddb6826c500f6263e9bb35f90ca19384834c) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/IMG_3873_zps60a33e4a.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: oakridge on March 04, 2014, 11:34:48 PM

Could be the mark of Pennsylvania barrelmaker Daniel Siegfried, per Sellers' American Gunsmiths.

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: galamb on March 05, 2014, 02:29:37 AM

I'll take the first guess -

The trigger guard, back action lock, shape of the butt plate, the nose of the forestock and the perch belly all say Ohio (ca. 1850'ish)  to me.

Don't recognize the patchbox at all - but looking through a mountain of pics.

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: Majorjoel on March 05, 2014, 02:49:03 AM

Pretty hard to place a rifle made in this era without a signature. I would say New York.

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: awol on March 05, 2014, 03:18:32 AM

The patchbox is a style that is found occasionally on New York rifles.  I did not find a "Siegfried" or similar in my books on NY firearms (Swinney's).

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: Tanselman on March 05, 2014, 08:51:23 AM

This rifle looks like a New York product. The patchbox, deer inlay in cheek, checkered wrist, barrel bands at breech, rather short forestock length, and style of lock bolt washer all suggest a New York rifle. It looks like the patchbox may have been removed and then reinstalled using brass screws, and possibly the same holds for the butt plate. But overall, it looks like a well-made NY rifle circa 1840s. Shelby Gallien

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: JIM FRANCIS on March 19, 2014, 07:48:18 AM

I HAVE A FULL STOCK RIFLE WITH THE EXACT PATCHBOX. MY RIFLE IS SIGNED "L COON". HE WAS ACTIVE IN ITHACA, NY. RIFLES FROM THIS PERIOD WERE MADE BY LEVI COON JR. HOPE THIS HELPS.....JIM

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: eddillon on March 19, 2014, 08:44:32 AM

I'll take a guess.  Barrel, D. Siegfried, Pennsylvania barrel maker.  Rifle by a New York maker.  Probably pretty easy to order a barrel from a Pennsylvania barrel maker just a few miles south of the state line.

Title: Re: Post pictures
Post by: nord on March 19, 2014, 05:48:03 PM

A fairly typical "border" rifle. Ithaca wouldn't be out of the question. Then again, neither would Bradford. Susquehanna, or Tioga counties in PA.