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flintlock rifle makers mark question
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Pics of the whole gun might be helpful.
That acid etching sure uglifies things, IMHO.
That acid etching sure uglifies things, IMHO.
I agree, wouldn't be something I'd order done. I picked this up a few days ago for a reasonable price. It appears to be an older build. Lots of handling marks and the internals show some real use though not bad for wear. The bore is beautiful! It mics out at .605, shallow rifled. Being that it's numbered 73 I'd hope the builder may be known enough that one of you out there might recognize the mark. I'm more in the know about fowlers so any info on the style/school/period of this would also be appreciated.
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Yeah, she's kinda rough looking on the out side but I really like the ole girl personally. MD
She is interesting. The makers mark appears to me to be a Kanji, Oriental in origin.
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Nitric acid, me thinks, it will cut steel like 60! When I make up my Neidner bluing solution I mix nitric and hydrochloric acid into distilled water and add black wire. It will eat up the steel black wire, emitting a brown cloud like a beef stake dropped into a piranha tank! I kid you not it is a sight to behold! Mike D.
I figured I'd update my caliber info. I must have bumped the dial on the caliper last time I checked. It is .62 cal not .60cal. .620 land to land and .642 groove to groove. rechecked 4 times same results 4 inches down from muzzle. from looking at other threads and off forum, I guess it is the makers interpretation of a Lancaster using early and late characteristics,as are most styles these days. So that answers that. Still hope someone out there will recognize the mark!
