Which John Bull do you want? The earlier John that settled Bull's Gap then worked primarily in Kentucky and used a small, neat script signature with full first and last names... or the later John Valentine Bull of Bull's Gap and then Warrior's Mountain in Alabama? John Valentine Bull used a silver barrel plate with large, neatly engraved print-style letters, "John Bull," usually followed by the customer's name. Jerry Noble illustrated a couple of John V. Bull's signatures in his paperback "Notes on Southern Longrifles" books. Here's the earlier Kentucky John Bull's signature. If you have this one, let me know.
Shelby Gallien
