S.G. TN rifles

[Ken G]

I've seen a couple of guns stamped "S.G.".  and was wondering who this might be and what part of TN these guns were made?

They seem to have mostly upper E. TN features but the tangs are long and straight terminating at the comb.  3 screws.  The most prominant feature being the lockbolt side having a plate rather some sort of inlay or washer. 

Thanks,
Ken

[Sam Everly]

Samuel Glover and i think from around Jonesboro.

[Hurricane ( of Virginia)]

I have owned and sold 2 recently and thought that they were S. Glover as well. Sellers lists S. Glover , maker of iron mounted full stocks, and Samuel Glover in 1777 working for Committee of Safety. My guess it is obviously "S. Glover". Several (4 or 5) have surfaced recently and were being advertised and for sale by a Virginia dealer from whence I got mine. The barrel signature is a stamped " S. " , then "G."  ( S.G.). As I recall they looked like 2 individual stamped letters. The one I recall best was actually furnished in brass with a banana patchbox. Here is the signature.
Hurricane

[Ken G]

Hurricane,
Do you mean 1877?  1777 seems awful early for the ones I have seen.  All were in caplock configuration.  I do not recall thinking any of them had showed any signs of being converted. 
Ken

[Hurricane ( of Virginia)]

Samuel Glover is 1777. S. Glover is obviously another individual and probably the gunsmith here...making fullstock iron mounted guns. Certainly the one I had was percussion and much later than 1777. The gun I remember was originally percussion with a rounded front and back form to the lockplate ( mid-century)
Hurricane

[Sam Everly]

Ken ,Jerry Noble list S.G.as Steve Gibson . 1812 to 1860 Sevier county Tenn. Grandfater of Whiley . He has a Samuel Glover also around the same dates but his are marked S. Glover.

[Hurricane ( of Virginia)]

Certainly could be Gibson. Hope someone has a fully signed barrel. The "G" is pretty distinctive in this barrel signature shown above.
Hurricane

[Ken G]

Thanks Sam.  I had forgot that.  Sevier county sounds right for the gun style other than the tang.
Ken