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A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20442
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20442
The article gives a description / inventory of a number of firearms.
Some of the wording struck me as amusing. For instance:
6. OLD AND BADLY BATTERED FOWLING PIECE. L. 57"
Lock gone. A cheap gun when new.
8. SMALL-BORE PERCUSSION FOWLING PIECE. L. 59"
This gun is of the cheapest sort, with painted stock of some soft wood. Guns of this kind were sold by Indian traders and by country merchants[Pg 3] to farmers' boys and others unable to afford better arms. Due to the almost uniform abuse which these weapons received, this specimen, which is in good condition, is somewhat of a rarity. Mark on lock, "Henry Parker, Warranted".
12. SHORT KENTUCKY RIFLE. L. 48-1/2"
Stock has been broken and repaired several times and the whole gun is crudely made and was evidently the work of an unskilled local gunsmith. Without doubt, this is an authentic[Pg 4] Pennsylvania Mountain relic. Now a smooth-bore.
It was also notable that caliber was often given as "about 70" or "about 44".
Interesting reading for any history buffs out there.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20442
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20442
The article gives a description / inventory of a number of firearms.
Some of the wording struck me as amusing. For instance:
6. OLD AND BADLY BATTERED FOWLING PIECE. L. 57"
Lock gone. A cheap gun when new.
8. SMALL-BORE PERCUSSION FOWLING PIECE. L. 59"
This gun is of the cheapest sort, with painted stock of some soft wood. Guns of this kind were sold by Indian traders and by country merchants[Pg 3] to farmers' boys and others unable to afford better arms. Due to the almost uniform abuse which these weapons received, this specimen, which is in good condition, is somewhat of a rarity. Mark on lock, "Henry Parker, Warranted".
12. SHORT KENTUCKY RIFLE. L. 48-1/2"
Stock has been broken and repaired several times and the whole gun is crudely made and was evidently the work of an unskilled local gunsmith. Without doubt, this is an authentic[Pg 4] Pennsylvania Mountain relic. Now a smooth-bore.
It was also notable that caliber was often given as "about 70" or "about 44".
Interesting reading for any history buffs out there.
