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Offline C Wallingford

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Any one know this Maker
« on: December 28, 2012, 11:40:53 PM »
A friend has a 62 caliber trade gun and can't identify the maker.  The top of the barrel is marked OVERMYER in script and has London stamped on the top of the barrel. It has a beautiful curly maple stock. I do not know about the lock. Hopefully I can get a picture in the next couple of days
Any help would be appreciated.http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/cwknives/overmyerfowler_zps4fa4d704.jpg

Here is a not so good picture
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« Last Edit: December 28, 2012, 11:58:02 PM by C Wallingford »

Offline Luke MacGillie

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Re: Any one know this Maker
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2013, 11:28:14 PM »
Someone trying to play off on the Obermeyer barrel company?


Offline Curt Lyles

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Re: Any one know this Maker
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 03:48:12 PM »
 
 CW There was a John Overmeyer that received a grant to study gun buildin with H House some years back ,was wrote up in muzzle loader magazine if my memory is correct.It looks a lot like a Caywood gun to me .  Curt

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Re: Any one know this Maker
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2013, 12:24:49 AM »
CW
I knew  John Overmeyer. He was a nice guy and a good gun builder. He is no longer with us. I gave hem a forge.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2013, 12:26:28 AM by IKE »

Offline C Wallingford

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Re: Any one know this Maker
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2013, 02:04:43 PM »
Thanks for the info Ike. Where was he from?

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Re: Any one know this Maker
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2013, 05:56:49 AM »
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John was from northern In. Nice man about my age.

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Re: Any one know this Maker
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2013, 03:11:09 PM »
Thanks Ike