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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Shreckmeister on September 18, 2014, 07:49:59 PM

Title: Strange Fowler
Post by: Shreckmeister on September 18, 2014, 07:49:59 PM

Here is a very strange fowler I came across a few years ago.  What's weird is the barrel is about 66 inches long or longer and it goes Octagon to Round to Octagon.  I am looking for my other photos but here is the one I could find.  I have always wondered about where it was from and who might have made it.

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FLongGun_zps2acac745.jpg&hash=6cc19f6fb6854a45acb8b3eecce678f933398d11) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/LongGun_zps2acac745.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Strange Fowler
Post by: Shreckmeister on September 18, 2014, 07:53:51 PM

Found another picture.

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FLongPatch_zps882eec2c.jpg&hash=a46fef7ac1fbfd6180066a5f19a8e3ea3d9aaa5e) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/LongPatch_zps882eec2c.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Strange Fowler
Post by: Shreckmeister on September 18, 2014, 07:55:22 PM

Last picture I have

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FLongGunCheek_zps98bc7efa.jpg&hash=370d73c6f9ac19fa2ded21522a2b2134461c61d5) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/LongGunCheek_zps98bc7efa.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Strange Fowler
Post by: Eric Kettenburg on September 18, 2014, 07:59:02 PM

Can you be more specific about "octagon to round to octagon?"  How long was the final octagonal portion to the muzzle?  I've seen quite a few old snaphaunce barrels like that, but the muzzle octagonal portion was usually fairly short, only a couple of inches.  Phil Ackerman used to have some old barrels like this for sale up at Ticonderoga now and then, most were pretty darned long.

Title: Re: Strange Fowler
Post by: Shreckmeister on September 18, 2014, 08:22:23 PM

Eric,  My recollection is that the octagonal portion at the muzzle was about 8 inches, but I really can't be sure.    I found one more picture if it helps.

(https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1116.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk570%2Fsuzkat11%2FLongGunMuzzle_zps68935835.jpg&hash=7d849773e534b2d8ee0611cb496f99ce31328130) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/suzkat11/media/LongGunMuzzle_zps68935835.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Strange Fowler
Post by: Mike Brooks on September 18, 2014, 09:12:41 PM

Oddly, I'm just finishing up a gun with a barrel in that contour. I saw that style on a NE gun years ago at a gun show and could never get it out of my head.

Title: Re: Strange Fowler
Post by: rich pierce on September 18, 2014, 09:22:45 PM

Berks County PA?