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Lesser Magua

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Info on this rifle?
« on: April 05, 2017, 08:38:49 PM »
I came across this rifle and have no idea of it's history. It has a whitmore wolff lock, but I can't make out the marking that appears on the top of the barrel. It looks like something in cursive. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.








































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Offline Ky-Flinter

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Re: Info on this rifle?
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2017, 04:11:07 PM »
The name on the barrel looks like Ayres to me, but that's a guess as the y and r are very faint.

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Re: Info on this rifle?
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2017, 06:19:11 PM »
thanks for the reply. I think you are right. I know W&W were pittsburgh-based and I read about an Ayers maker or company in Alexandria, VA. Don't know if that could be the barrel maker or not.
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Re: Info on this rifle?
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2017, 09:49:53 PM »
R A Ayres is listed as Alexandria VA.  Don't know why he would have used a Pittsburgh lock.  Maybe the barrel was reused.
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