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Offline jruff5585

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Lehigh Valley Barn Gun
« on: December 23, 2022, 09:07:32 PM »
Lehigh Valley ?  Overall 57" LOP13 1/2"  barrel 42 1/2" Octagon to round 14 1/2"  Cal .50  Butt plate is gone but was held on with square nails, no cheek rest, plane jane but one of my favorites.















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Offline tak

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Re: Lehigh Valley Barn Gun
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2022, 10:29:59 PM »
Very nice. My family migrated from Lehigh Valley to Westmoreland County then on to Perry County, Ohio in 1816. It’s good to see what they may have used during their life. Thanks for the share.
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Offline Kevin

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Re: Lehigh Valley Barn Gun
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2022, 12:40:53 AM »
jruff,

Thanks for sharing the images of this one.  Any traces of what had been nailed on the butt?  Leather, sheet of brass, other metal?

Kevin
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Offline jruff5585

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Re: Lehigh Valley Barn Gun
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2022, 02:27:20 AM »
I believe it was some kind of metal like on trade guns. The butt plate went over the heel and toe of the butt  and fastened with a square nail as the others.
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Offline Arcturus

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Re: Lehigh Valley Barn Gun
« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2022, 09:03:55 AM »
Any sideplate?
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Re: Lehigh Valley Barn Gun
« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2022, 08:18:23 PM »
Butt Plates are overrated,  :D.  Looks great without.  Easy to see why it is one of your favorites.
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