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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: utseabee on July 04, 2023, 04:21:58 AM

Title: Barrel Markings on Lancaster Rifle
Post by: utseabee on July 04, 2023, 04:21:58 AM

  We found some faint barrel markings on a Lancaster rifle previously thought to be unsigned. The rifle appears to be made around Lancaster Pa sometime from 1790 to 1810. The barrel appears to be stamped with a capital C then a dot or punch mark followed by what appears to be an S. I was not able to get my camera to actually pick up the letters. Any ideas on who may have marked their rifles in this way? It's possible that the S could actually be a G as I can only make out the top of the letter. This is kind of a shot in the dark, but figured I would try.
Thank you

Title: Re: Barrel Markings on Lancaster Rifle
Post by: utseabee on July 04, 2023, 04:33:33 AM

It is the bottom rifle in both pictures with the unengraved patch box
(https://i.ibb.co/58mgs6P/20230129-135221.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Nj5dWsM)

(https://i.ibb.co/Yh6wgvW/20220603-190854.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tDSFRyh)