cbashooter
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Got one from an estste.it's a chiefs grade .62.Barrel marked towards the breech " N*W. ". I was told there guns were never marked this way.
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Northstar west marking?
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Keb
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I'm no expert but only markings I've ever seen on them was the circle fox on top barrel flat and under the pan on the lock plate.
Black Hand
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IIRC, there was some numbering on the bottom denoting the caliber but all other visible stamps were period & historically correct. This was the case for Bob and Matt (the last 2 owners), uncertain if Curly had other stamps (though I find this very unlikely).
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Two guys, Bill Westcombe an Bob Rathburn owned the company between Curly and Matt, they called themselves North Star West, the headquarter was In the foothills of Northern, Ca. I do not know about the markings, just giving more info to the subject.
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cbashooter
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It has the sitting fox.I'm curious if it was a kit the owner built and just decided to mark it for reference .it's very faint.I had a Dolliver built 12g from a NSW kit and he did sign the top of the barrel
That's a possibility. As mentioned above, I've never seen or herd of the sitting fox markings except for caliber marks.
On a related note...has anyone heard any recent updates on how Matt's doing these days. Miss our ole Runnindog!
On a related note...has anyone heard any recent updates on how Matt's doing these days. Miss our ole Runnindog!
cbashooter
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Id post pictures if i finally figure out how!
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N*W probably stands for North Star West, which I'm sure you've all figured out by now.
Black Hand
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Not on any North Star West guns I've seen...Gene L said:
Wes/Tex said:
laughindog? Have not heard, wish him all the best though!
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The original Sitting Fox stamp got broke a number of years ago. It took some time and several attempts to have one made that was almost identical to the original to Matt's liking. That being said I cannot remember what Matt said to my question if there were guns made with out the Sitting Fox during the interim.
All, Not to complicate matters, but Green River Forge also used the Sitting/Circle Fox logo on their trade gun bbls.
I built many of the guns for Matt. That marking is not on them.
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