Left-handed Guns

[ol vern]

I am a southpaw. I build my guns with a lefthanded locks.

I have seen a couple of antique guns stocked for a left handed person but the lock was a standard right handed lock.

Here is my question to all you collector and history correct types.

Has anyone ever seen a antique single barreled gun stocked for a lefty with a left-handed lock?

 

[Le Grand]

North Star West says there were original Chief's Grade trade guns made lefthanded. I don't know what their reference was. Look at their description of the Chief's Grade at www.northstarwest.com.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I believe that I once saw a single barrel percussion fowler that was built as a left hander. Probably late period and English but that I couldn't swear to.

Once the flint doubles became common, I suppose that a left hander could be easily made.

I've seen guns made with major cast-on for left handed shooters but they were basically right handed guns with very crooked stocks. And they were very early.

 

[Herb]

In Chandler and Whiskers' book "Behold, The Longrifle", on page 223 they show a Tristan Campbell left handed "fur trade" gun. It is a halfstock rifle looking a little like a Hawken. The left handed lock is a back action lock.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

If I recall right, there was a left handed fusil found in an Indian burial site down in one of the southern states.

 

Vern,
The answer is emphatically yes. There are not a lot of them but they were made. From what I can determine many southpaws shot right handed rifles lefty, but there were a few who could afford the real thing. I shoot underhammers for that reason and perhaps so did the old timers.
Mark