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rdillon

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English Fowler Info
« on: June 29, 2011, 07:48:36 PM »
Ok I think the hooked breech is suposed to be color case hardened. SO.....  What barrel finish is proper on a late 18th century fowling piece.  I really don't want to leave it in the white so...Rust Blue, brown?  Lock finish?  Everything I see appears to be left in the white. ???

Any info would be great.

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Offline Dr. Tim-Boone

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Re: English Fowler Info
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2011, 08:24:09 PM »
English or American??   
What makes you say the (standing?) breech is supposed to be color case hardened???  Or did you just meen the hook on the plug??

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Re: English Fowler Info
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2011, 08:39:30 PM »
Rich

It is a personal choice but for me it would be brown which is more traditional including the furniture
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Re: English Fowler Info
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2011, 09:07:00 PM »
Quote from: Dr. Tim-Boone on June 29, 2011, 08:24:09 PM
English or American??   
What makes you say the (standing?) breech is supposed to be color case hardened???  Or did you just meen the hook on the plug??



Hook and plug.
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Re: English Fowler Info
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2011, 09:23:15 PM »
most everything from that time period I have seen is in the white.

But when an original gun gets to be a few years old, it would be fairly brown, unless maintained by the gamekeeper.
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