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Offline Shreckmeister

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Strange Fowler
« on: September 18, 2014, 07:49:59 PM »
Here is a very strange fowler I came across a few years ago.  What's weird is the barrel is about 66 inches long or longer and it goes Octagon to Round to Octagon.  I am looking for my other photos but here is the one I could find.  I have always wondered about where it was from and who might have made it.

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Re: Strange Fowler
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2014, 07:53:51 PM »
Found another picture.

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Re: Strange Fowler
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2014, 07:55:22 PM »
Last picture I have

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Re: Strange Fowler
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2014, 07:59:02 PM »
Can you be more specific about "octagon to round to octagon?"  How long was the final octagonal portion to the muzzle?  I've seen quite a few old snaphaunce barrels like that, but the muzzle octagonal portion was usually fairly short, only a couple of inches.  Phil Ackerman used to have some old barrels like this for sale up at Ticonderoga now and then, most were pretty darned long.
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Re: Strange Fowler
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2014, 08:22:23 PM »
Eric,  My recollection is that the octagonal portion at the muzzle was about 8 inches, but I really can't be sure.    I found one more picture if it helps.



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Re: Strange Fowler
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2014, 09:12:41 PM »
Oddly, I'm just finishing up a gun with a barrel in that contour. I saw that style on a NE gun years ago at a gun show and could never get it out of my head.
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Re: Strange Fowler
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2014, 09:22:45 PM »
Berks County PA?
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