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Offline Shreckmeister

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Putneyville PA rifle
« on: May 01, 2017, 12:47:19 AM »
Another Wm Shreckengost rifle. Early in career.

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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2017, 03:26:19 AM »


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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2017, 06:57:45 AM »
How many have you photographed in total. Quite and honor to your family. Should/ could we add them to Library?
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2017, 02:52:02 PM »
Close to 70 rifles. I'd like to submit a compilation of better quality photos to the library. The photos from this thread were auction photos and poor quality. I'll PM you Fred
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2017, 07:45:04 PM »
Wow, Rob. Awesome piece, like most of your GGG grandfathers are!
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2017, 04:56:21 AM »
You got it! Congrats! Glad it came back home.

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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2017, 08:21:18 PM »
Yes, but somebody else liked it more than I hoped they would at the auction.
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2017, 09:39:03 PM »
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2017, 09:42:41 PM »
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2017, 09:51:20 PM »
This rifle has some very unusual characteristics for a Wm Shreckengost rifle.  Although signed W * Shr which I have seen before, this
rifle also has the name J Mertilson after the maker's signature but evenly spaced between the maker's normal flower motif on either
side of the signature showing it to be original to the rifle.  I am aware of 1 other rifle signed on the barrel "W Shreckengost for Daniel
Boyer"  I assume Mertilson was who the rifle was made for but will try to research further.  The engraving on this rifle is early work.
Other interesting features are the wrist inlays similar to Upper Susq style which I have not seen before.  The lack of a two screw swallow
tail tang is also very different but similar to Wm's son Levi's work.  Lot's of mysteries in this rifle.  First effort will be to restore the cracked
stock.  The combination brass and poured pewter nosecap is typical of his work but later rifles were more developed as in this photo.



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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
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Re: Putneyville PA rifle
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