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Rifle signed J Young
« on: June 18, 2012, 05:37:32 PM »




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Re: Rifle signed I Young
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2012, 05:49:08 PM »
Aaaaaah, yes.  The "Delaware Daisy" as I like to call it (as in Delaware River, not the state).  Easton area.
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Re: Rifle signed I Young
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2012, 06:19:34 PM »
The forward sideplate reminds me of New England rifles.  Any thoughts on the
rear sideplate?
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Re: Rifle signed I Young
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2012, 06:30:39 PM »
Fine gun appearing in excellent condition. Barrel signature???
"Just happened to have that  piece of brass" or ? restock??
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Re: Rifle signed J Young
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2012, 09:36:56 PM »
He tried to inlet something nicer and messed it up and finally just had to cover the mistake....... ::) ::)
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Re: Rifle signed J Young
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2012, 11:24:25 PM »
From the top view of the trigger guard  it looks like one of the Young family of Easton. Mr. Kettenburg is on the money.   JIM
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Re: Rifle signed J Young
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2012, 01:01:42 AM »
It's definitely Young's (of Easton) hardware, and the stock shaping is even in alignment with early 19th century work.  I find the crude nature of the sideplates odd however, although one might view them as simply big "blanks" that could be decoratively pierced and filed out to the more characteristic high quality Young shaping and engraving.  IF its all original, maybe it was just a cheap rifle or finished in a hurry.  It's tough to view something like that without pasting our current modes of thinking upon it, but that's not really the right way to view it.  Overall I definitely like it and I have a thing for those box finials (which have popped up once or twice down into Bucks Co. also, to the south of Easton).
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Re: Rifle signed J Young
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2012, 03:30:15 AM »
My guess is that the original sideplate/lock bolt escutcheon was missing or broken and was replaced by someone with far less skill than the maker.