J. Bean fowler

[johngross]

This sold (actually on "Hold") from their website in one day. I know many of you are interested in Bean firearms, so I thought you may find it interesting. I don't know if their "suggestion" of attributing it to the Beans of Tennessee is correct or not.

https://www.horsesoldier.com/products/firearms/longarms/39217

[Cades Cove Fiddler]

  ... I have never seen an original BEAN Tennessee rifle signed in script,.. (however, I haven't seen 'em all,.. !!!) ....but some moved to Indiana or Illinois in the mid 1800's and worked there,... Maybe,...? ... CCF

[Ray Nelson]

Perhaps Joseph Bean who moved to Daviess County Illinois in 1830? He had a blacksmith/gunsmith shop near the Wisconsin border which I guess was called "Beans Mound" at that time. He moved to Vernon county, WI in 1856 purchasing land that is near today's LaFarge, WI.

He died there in 1868.

[Ken G]

Thanks for posting.  Very interesting gun to me. 

Cheers,
ken

[cshirsch]

There was a John Bean in Clay, PA and Lagrange Co., IN.  Also, a Joseph H. Bean in Cincinnati, OH.  A Joseph Russell Bean in the St. Genevieve area of Missouri.  And a Josiah Bean in Lawrence, Maine.

[cshirsch]

John Bear in Lancaster Co. PA.   1825-1840  Flintlock and percussion rifles.

[cshirsch]

There was also a Jacob Bear, many John Bears, and a Joseph Bear in Pennsylvania.

[Collector]

Spoke a while with Earl Lanning at last year's KY-TN Rifle show about the Bean family and he remarked and I quote, "There were just so many of 'em."

The conversation came about as someone had brought in an iron mounted rifle styled very much like the "Jos Bogel" rifle with a Bean attribution.

In the SMR collecting fraternity there are THE Beans. I'm not sure where any of the 'other' Beans fit in, except under their shadow.

[cshirsch]

https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_a__j__bear_signed_fullstock_flintlock_rifle_-lot495086.aspx   

[Curt J]

I would love to believe that this one was made by Joseph Russell Bean, the youngest son of Russell Bean, who settled in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, in 1830, but I simply don't know. He was still working here in 1850, moving to Wisconsin 1n 1856. The 1850 industrial census indicates that he bought 100 feet of walnut and 100 feet of maple that year, at $2 for each wood. He also purchased 12 gun barrels valued at $36, and produced 12 rifles valued at $150.

[Longknife]

https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_a__j__bear_signed_fullstock_flintlock_rifle_-lot495086.aspx

I guess it was just too much trouble to show the alleged signature;;;;;

[Shreckmeister]

Someone picked up a nice Bean from the Horse Soldier

[Sequatchie Rifle]

This IS NOT a Bean gun. Please see Chris’ post.