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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Treebeard on January 28, 2018, 01:21:50 AM

Title: Original Northwest gun
Post by: Treebeard on January 28, 2018, 01:21:50 AM

Saw this on a now closed auction and found it interesting. Would have been nice to actually see it.
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Title: Re: Original Northwest gun
Post by: Justin Urbantas on January 29, 2018, 06:08:51 AM

pretty late date on that one

Title: Re: Original Northwest gun
Post by: Old Salt on January 29, 2018, 09:17:28 AM

The North West trade was manufactured up until 1900

http://www.furtrade.org/museum-collections/firearms/

Title: Re: Original Northwest gun
Post by: Treebeard on January 29, 2018, 11:10:22 PM

Quote from: Old Salt on January 29, 2018, 09:17:28 AM

The North West trade was manufactured up until 1900

http://www.furtrade.org/museum-collections/firearms/

Good info— in the book “For Trade And Treaty” it stated that by 1860’s the quality flintlocks we’re getting hard to get and we’re being sold to the Indians with Enfield type percussion locks. Who knows maybe that is why the lock was replaced. I am sure the change over must have taken quite a while.

Title: Re: Original Northwest gun
Post by: Hungry Horse on January 30, 2018, 05:55:06 AM

The lock doesn’t look like it is original to this gun. There’s a pretty big gap at the back of the lock.

  Hungry Horse