Good morning,
I’ve been very fortunate lately to run into several attic find longguns. Broken and relics but very worthwhile to restore. This one looks to be of the Berks County School, possibly a Henry Mauger from the Revolutionary and War of 1812 timeframe. The converted from flintlock percussion lock is marked with the maker or supplier T Shorthouse. A gentleman on another forum I belong to let me know that a museum in Florida has a T Shorthouse lock in their collection. I have read that Henry Mauger did not make many if any of his own locks like many long gun builders of the time.
The barrel also has an A . K engraving on the top flat.
I am doing my due diligence searching for information on T Shorthouse locks and an A . K as a possible gunsmith or gunbuilder and thought I would share to see if the folks on the forum may have any thoughts or information. Please see the attached photos.
Thanks
O.R.
I’ve been very fortunate lately to run into several attic find longguns. Broken and relics but very worthwhile to restore. This one looks to be of the Berks County School, possibly a Henry Mauger from the Revolutionary and War of 1812 timeframe. The converted from flintlock percussion lock is marked with the maker or supplier T Shorthouse. A gentleman on another forum I belong to let me know that a museum in Florida has a T Shorthouse lock in their collection. I have read that Henry Mauger did not make many if any of his own locks like many long gun builders of the time.
The barrel also has an A . K engraving on the top flat.
I am doing my due diligence searching for information on T Shorthouse locks and an A . K as a possible gunsmith or gunbuilder and thought I would share to see if the folks on the forum may have any thoughts or information. Please see the attached photos.
Thanks
O.R.