English Fowler on TOW

What do you guys think about this fowler here on Track of the Wolf ? What time period would it be found and is it reasonably correct for that period. I kind of like it and it is close to my price range.

HistoryBuff

I like this one as well.
And this one .

HistoryBuff

I don't like the trigger guard on the first, it just doesn't look 'right'.....of the three, I like the second one the best, then the third one as their lines appeal to me more than the first with it's fancy silver furnature. :hatsoff:

I like 2 & 3. They seem pretty high.

#3 is the only english fowler in the bunch, it's done fairly well and is historically correct for the 1770's .

Cheyenne said:

I don't like the trigger guard on the first, it just doesn't look 'right'

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It looks like Joe Manton :thumbsup:

I agree with Mike here.No.3 is a nice English type fowler from the late 18th century period. I don't care much for the chocolate browning on a gun of this period preferring bluing but some were browned this early and this is a matter of personal preference as is the use of American black walnut.I would have ordered a gun like this in English walnut but that's just my preference.I don't care for the other two especially the extra wood left on what I can see of No.2 Oddly the one I consider to be the most accurate interpretation of a late 18th century English style fowler is also the least expensive and even with Track's markup it is still a good buy for someone wanting a Revolutionary War period fowler which would be appropriate for an American officer or even possibly a British officer of that period. Had the gun been English walnut,it could have been carried by either a British or American officer.The guard with its second period acorn finial rules out the gun's correct use in the F&I War.All in all this is a a nice gun at a reasonable price.
Tom Patton

Squire Robin said:

Cheyenne said:

I don't like the trigger guard on the first, it just doesn't look 'right'

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It looks like Joe Manton :thumbsup:

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:bow: You're right, of course, forgot about that. :hatsoff:

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I like #2. 69 cal would work better if you want to go for turkey plus it'd be a better round ball caliber for deer and boar.

Cheyenne said:

:bow: You're right, of course, forgot about that. :hatsoff:

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(Is this an American custom? )

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For that ASKING Price you could have a Caywood English Fowler, with Patch BOX... :bow:

akapennypincher said:

For that ASKING Price you could have a Caywood English Fowler, with Patch BOX... :bow:

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English fowlers didn't have patch boxes....

Thank goodness! What's the deal on the acorn triggerguards? I never can remember.

It looks like the touch hole liner on #3 has a screwdriver channel. Why is that?

HistoryBuff

Some of them are made that way. You shouldn't need to remove it except to replace it.
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Mark Lewis said:

Thank goodness! What's the deal on the acorn triggerguards? I never can remember.

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That style of acorn is refered to the "second type of acorn and is post 1765. The earlier type is some times refered to as the " first type" or "husk" and goes back at least to the 1720's or 30's.
>>>>HUSK OR FIRST TYPE

Mike Brooks said:

akapennypincher said:

For that ASKING Price you could have a Caywood English Fowler, with Patch BOX... :bow:

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English fowlers didn't have patch boxes....

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Well I saw one at the Range with one, it look GREAT IMO... So if I had the BREAD I get one with a Patch Box as I like the LOOK..... :blah:

Afraid No.1 isn't like any English fowler, trade gun, what-have-you I've ever seen. Unless you're going into re-enacting, I'd say buy it, shoot it, enjoy it!

If historical accuracy isn't desireable, then a patchbox would be fine. :winking:

My favorite is no.3.That's a very fine one. :bow:
I don't like the trigger guard from no.1.
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