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Offline Potter4077

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Help identify maker from marks & initials
« on: November 01, 2025, 07:57:44 PM »
Does anyone recognize these makers marks? I received the rifle I bought at auction and took the barrel, lock and buttplate off. I found these slash marks on the barrel (along with what may be initials), on the bolt for the lock, in the lock plate pocket, the breech plug/tang and on the hammer. Nothing on the buttplate. It’s an 1850’s .51 cal New York style percussion rifle.













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Offline T*O*F

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Re: Help identify maker from marks & initials
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2025, 09:05:12 PM »
The slash marks indicate that they are all components for gun #3 to keep them apart from gun #4 while they were being built.
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