kingsax26
45 Cal.
Brought home my latest aquisition!
This is a "found Parts" fowler, as might have been made for a militia , or individual in very early Rev-War, or even pre -war. This would have been before America was receiving any type of military aid and gunsmiths weere using whatever they could get there hands on to make a functional gun. Since America pre-war, had no discernable mass industrial capability, nor did they have any type of regular military (except for what the crown provided). Guns were being made from anything on hand. According to tax rolls there were approx 2,500 gunsmiths registered in the country. It is estimated (using original reciepts, documents etc) that of the 300,000 muskets aquired by America....around 80,000 were locally made. These would have consisted of "committee of safety" muskets, state militia muskets, and firearms made for an individual (not including firearms already made and in use at the time). Due to lack of industry, many guns were made from whatever functional parts were on Hand.
My Musket, has a Germanic Lock and triggerguard (as would have been pulled from a Jeager) a simple brass buttplate, and english style stock, and simple brass trimmings. to stay in the theme of simplicity, there is no sideplate.The Stock is rather rough in appearence as it should be. It has been scraped and filed to shape, and nothing more. there is no fine finishing done. As a gunsmith at the time would probably be more concerned with making a working gun...not a pretty one. As a side note: While going through documentation on this build, I came across an article that spoke of original written accounts of gunsmiths shortening locks, triggerguards and anything else they could...to reduce time spent inletting. However I was not about to shorten that gorgeous lock lol.
The gun itself,
Lock: Larry Zorn, Germanic
Barrel: 48" gets, 20ga
Trim: brass/steel mix
Sights: front and rear
LOP" 13 3/4"
trigger: 3lbs
Stock: extremely hard, very plain maple. (this stuff could drive nails!)
Carving: Minimal
This is a "found Parts" fowler, as might have been made for a militia , or individual in very early Rev-War, or even pre -war. This would have been before America was receiving any type of military aid and gunsmiths weere using whatever they could get there hands on to make a functional gun. Since America pre-war, had no discernable mass industrial capability, nor did they have any type of regular military (except for what the crown provided). Guns were being made from anything on hand. According to tax rolls there were approx 2,500 gunsmiths registered in the country. It is estimated (using original reciepts, documents etc) that of the 300,000 muskets aquired by America....around 80,000 were locally made. These would have consisted of "committee of safety" muskets, state militia muskets, and firearms made for an individual (not including firearms already made and in use at the time). Due to lack of industry, many guns were made from whatever functional parts were on Hand.
My Musket, has a Germanic Lock and triggerguard (as would have been pulled from a Jeager) a simple brass buttplate, and english style stock, and simple brass trimmings. to stay in the theme of simplicity, there is no sideplate.The Stock is rather rough in appearence as it should be. It has been scraped and filed to shape, and nothing more. there is no fine finishing done. As a gunsmith at the time would probably be more concerned with making a working gun...not a pretty one. As a side note: While going through documentation on this build, I came across an article that spoke of original written accounts of gunsmiths shortening locks, triggerguards and anything else they could...to reduce time spent inletting. However I was not about to shorten that gorgeous lock lol.
The gun itself,
Lock: Larry Zorn, Germanic
Barrel: 48" gets, 20ga
Trim: brass/steel mix
Sights: front and rear
LOP" 13 3/4"
trigger: 3lbs
Stock: extremely hard, very plain maple. (this stuff could drive nails!)
Carving: Minimal
....Mick C
