Peter Neihart--Blog today

[Kermit]

This one just moved into my top ten I want bench copies of. Waiting for the lottery to come through though. It better hurry, 'cause I'm running short of time.

I'm looking at the rounded edges of the carving and cheek piece and etc., and wondering if they were carved more that way than we seem to carve rifles today. I have a hard time attributing it all to a couple centuries of handling and use given the overall condition of this gun. But then there are those bubba-ed screws and such...

Opinions?

[Dale Campbell]

I think I'm in love...

[rich pierce]

I'd guess it's a little less sharp edged than when new, but since none of the carving is missing.  The gun has been cleaned quite a bit and oiled but I am sure this was done carefully to preserve edges and any remaining original finish.  My impression is that different gunsmiths used different carving techniques, stabbing versus v chisels, and got varied results.

[WadePatton]

here, because "today" is a never fixed mark.

http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2014/11/antique-lehigh-valley-rifle-attributed.html


That is a mighty trim & slim shootin' stick.

Is that stabbed work? The detail work looks nearly smooth, as if drawn onto the wood.

[Kermit]

"Today" CAN be fixed if you check the date of the post.