There really should be some check on the unlearned auctioning guns about which they have 0 knowledge. Obviously Gilligan does indeed belong back on his island. One gun I can ID is signed W K and is Wm King, son of Chambers King from Kittanning, PA, area. King worked for a most disruptable chap about whom I did a recent article in Muzzle Blasts, James Eshton Willis (1827-1829). I note that even among military arms where most could work out model, etc., from Flayderman, Gilligan does not even bother to try. There is also a lower grade Huntingdon Co, PA, long rifle, which probably can be ID'ed. The attribution of maker based on lock name suggests Gilligan may have worked for Nat'l Parks "Service" or some museum. This wholly discredited practice has long disappeared among 1st rate arms auctioneers. Bargains for those w/ knowledge = loss for those consigning to an ill-prepared auctioneer.
