Original Northwest gun

[Treebeard]

Saw this on a now closed auction and found it interesting. Would have been nice to actually see it.
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[Justin Urbantas]

pretty late date on that one

[Old Salt]

The North West trade was manufactured up until 1900

http://www.furtrade.org/museum-collections/firearms/

[Treebeard]

The North West trade was manufactured up until 1900

http://www.furtrade.org/museum-collections/firearms/

Good info— in the book “For Trade And Treaty” it stated that by 1860’s the quality flintlocks we’re getting hard to get and we’re being sold to the Indians with Enfield type percussion locks. Who knows maybe that is why the lock was replaced. I am sure the change over must have taken quite a while.

[Hungry Horse]

The lock doesn’t look like it is original to this gun. There’s a pretty big gap at the back of the lock.

  Hungry Horse