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Offline Dr. Tim-Boone

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Griffin Fowlers et.al.??
« on: July 24, 2008, 08:26:39 PM »
Was Griffin making guns between 1740 and 1790?  Where are there pictures of original griffin guns??   Where are pics of good copies of Griffin guns??
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Re: Griffin Fowlers et.al.??
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2008, 08:45:02 PM »
Tim,

Benjamin Griffin was born in 1701 and was buried in 1770.  His son, Joseph, continued in the gunsmith trade until his death in 1783.  An excellent reference book is "British Gunmakers Messrs Griffin & Tow and W. Bailes, 1740 - 1790" by W.Kieth Neal and D.H.L. Back
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Re: Griffin Fowlers et.al.??
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2008, 11:29:30 PM »
Probably the best source is "Griffin of Bond Street", by Eric Griffin.  Very illuminating, well done book.  There were Griffins building guns from the 1720s to 1783, when Tow took over.

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