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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Lesser Magua on April 05, 2017, 08:38:49 PM
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I came across this rifle and have no idea of it's history. It has a whitmore wolff lock, but I can't make out the marking that appears on the top of the barrel. It looks like something in cursive. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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The name on the barrel looks like Ayres to me, but that's a guess as the y and r are very faint.
-Ron
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thanks for the reply. I think you are right. I know W&W were pittsburgh-based and I read about an Ayers maker or company in Alexandria, VA. Don't know if that could be the barrel maker or not.
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R A Ayres is listed as Alexandria VA. Don't know why he would have used a Pittsburgh lock. Maybe the barrel was reused.