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I doubt it... I don't think he would like to sell it. It's been in their family for a long time from what he told me. I refinished the stock and it turned out great; they used a gorgeous piece of wood. I plan on doing the metal on Thursday. More than likely when I'm done I'll take pictures...

THANK YOU!!! Thank you very much! The owner will be quite pleased. I would not of known where to begin to look for such a proof mark. Thanks again

It's Disassembled!!! I was able to disassemble the Black Powder, Double Barrel, Percussion Cap, Shotgun today. It's in sad shape:( I was able to fix the trigger problem for him. But due to many years of abuse and Dry Firing I was not able to remove the "rusted in" nipples. The Stock is...

I'll look I plan on "trying" to disassemble the weapon for cleaning this week. I'm sorry to say that it is in very sad shape. I could not see any markings or stampings so far but if I do I'll let you know.

I am restoring a double barrel blackpowder shotgun for a customer. I normally do not work on weapons of this age. There are no markings on the shotgun!!! It is a percussion cap type. I was wondering when percussion caps first came into use? He would like to know the aproximate age as...

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