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Avlrc
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William Britton
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January 11, 2022, 12:52:28 AM »
Here is a minty signed Hampshire County percussion rifle made by William Britton. The lock is signed G. Moyer, there was a Pennsylvania lock maker by named George Moyer. If is this is one of his locks, probably late in his career. I read Moyer made flintlock locks.
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Robert Wolfe
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January 11, 2022, 01:45:44 AM »
Very cool lock!
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Robert Wolfe
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January 13, 2022, 12:22:34 AM »
Mark, that sure is a minty little rifle! I like it a lot.
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mr. no gold
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January 13, 2022, 12:58:42 AM »
Yeah boy!!! That is one that is certainly worth waiting in the bushes for. Pretty, pretty rifle and we do thank you for bringing it in to be admired.
Dick
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Avlrc
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January 13, 2022, 01:03:24 AM »
Thanks guys. Yeah the condition is unreal. I love the lock. It came out of a collection from the 50s. I have some letters to the rifle owner from some popular collectors of that time pertaining to this rifle. One letter from Joe Kindig Jr dated 1961, telling the owner to keep the rifle in its original condition and not ruin it by doing a flintlock conversion. Of course I am sure that Kindig never received a good photo that would show him it never was flintlock. Kindig told him he should not tinker with a good rifle & to bring it by for him to see if he was ever in his area. I am sure glad the owner took Kindig's advice.
How many rifles have we seen with such disastrous treament? A percussion should stay percussion & a poor recoversion on a original flint is almost as bad.
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Buck2
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January 14, 2022, 11:07:21 PM »
Avlrc,
Nice rifle.
Dick,
You have to get thru the bushes to get to the picnic!
Noel
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