Bob, I would have thought someone would have posted the photos you requested by now.
I have a few I scanned from George Shumway's articles in
Buckskin Report from Feb 1982 through Oct 1982 as well as some pictures I saved from the internet, mostly from auction houses.
This is Shumway's intro to the four types made in England.
Fig. 1 is Shumway's Type A. He distinguishes it by the sliding wooden patch box. In 1982, Shumway knew of three Type A's made by Wilson, one by Barnett, and one by unknown maker or he had forgotten the maker.
Here is a picture of a Type A in the Colonial Williamsburg collection. It is marked "Wilson" on the lock.
These are scans from the Mar 1982 issue of
Buckskin Report of another example of a Wilson marked rifle. Note these rifles have the architecture, mounts, and decoration of a 1770s Pennsylvania longrifle and closely resembles some of the rifles made by Lancaster gunsmiths of the period. The lock has been re-converted.
This is a picture of a Type A that sold at auction some years ago. My notes indicates that the lock on this rifle was marked "Whatley" and was from the Dresslar Collection. If Shumway was aware of this rifle, it may be the one of unknown manufacture.
Moving on to the Type B. This is the version made by Ketland & Co., and I posted some color photos of one in Reply #17 on: August 16, 2021. In 1984, all known Type B's were made by Ketland. This is a scan from the Apr 1982 issue of
Buckskin Report.
The carving behind the cheekpiece varies some on the surviving Type B's. While some have the double C-scrolls, at least one has a lower C-scroll and upper volute.
The Type C English pattern trade rifle is similar to the Type A in architecture and decoration, but differs in that it has a simple two-piece brass patch box.
This is a scan from the May 1982 issue of
Buckskin Report showing another example of a Type C. Shumway knew of four Type C's made by Grice and one made by Wheeler.
You might notice that the lower C-scoll behind the cheekpiece on the Type C in the picture above and on the Type A shown earlier both have a carving error in the missing left half or volute. Other aspects of the carving on the two rifles are essentially the same. Clearly, Wilson and Grice were copying the same pattern rifle. Interestingly, not only are the patch boxes different between Wilson and Grice, but the butt plates and trigger guards are also different. This suggests that there was another pattern rifle available to Grice in addition to the one used by Wilson.
Shumway's Type D is a significant departure from the other three types. It more closely resembles an English military rifle than a Pennsylvania longrifle. Most surviving examples exhibit Board of Ordnance proof and ownership marks indicating that they were part of the 1813 Contracts for the War of 1812. There are two, and a suspected third, by Wheeler that have pre-1813 Birmingham proof marks and may have been for the civilian market or the Indian trade.
All of the Type D rifles have a simple two-piece brass patch box similar to the Type C rifles. They also have a cheekpiece with a curved lower edge.
This is a scan from the Jun 1982 issue of
Buckskin Report showing a Wheeler Type D with pre-1813 Birmingham proofs. It has a low comb but a slightly different shaped cheekpiece than the 1813 Contract rifles.
Most of the surviving Type D rifles have a very low comb with a nose that rises only slightly from the wrist. There are two, though, that have a more pronounced comb with a well defined nose. One of these is marked "Ketland & Allport" and the other is marked "Sharpe" on the locks.
A Type D 1813 Contract rifle with a low comb.
The Type D made by Sharpe in the Museum of the Fur Trade collection with a more pronounced comb.
A rifle similar to the Sharpe made Type D is probably what J. Joseph Henry copied for his English pattern rifle that he, and later his son, James, made for the American Fur Company from 1826 to 1845. This is Shumway's Type E English pattern trade rifle.
