In America, would a fowling piece have been used by a rich man or did more humble people use them too? Were there plainer versions for common folk?
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The Type-G trade gun or "Carolina" gun was extremely prevalent throughout a large portion of the colonies. Fowling piece type smoothbores of many grades and of either English, Dutch, or domestic design and manufacture were prominent in New England, in fact rifle culture was very late in getting to the northeast. Domestic "Colonial style" fowling pieces in New England could often be a merging of English and French fowling piece styles.Thank you! I am interested in the most early of American-made, or imported and used in America, smoothbore guns that would be appropriate for a lower class person for hunting. Thinking pre-F&I War. Can anyone point me in the direction of guns that might fit that style?
Interesting. Does that book have a lot of history and discussion of how the guns were used? Or is it mainly a collector’s or gun builder’s reference? It’s a pricy book so just wondering before I order it.
In America, would a fowling piece have been used by a rich man or did more humble people use them too? Were there plainer versions for common folk?
So..., would that be because the owners were seafaring fellows, and obtained them while at sea or when prepping to go to sea, OR..., would that be because the guns were obtained by buying them from seafaring men? Both?Hyde county is coastal; am wondering if that played into the prevalence of buccaneer guns, often associated with ships.
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