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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Out there somewhere beyond the doors of perception
Posts: 51,063
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You live in the midst of where this stuff can be found. Stuff does turn up. Buy a couple of books..Kaufman..Pennsylvania rifles..the Patch Box 2 volumes...and you is on your way. YOu like spoons so it would be easy to learn. Also buy Sellers, American Gunsmiths..this lists just about every known 18th and 19th Gunmaker in America for $35.
I am paticularily interested in the work of John Krider..circa 1850 1880 Philly percussion rifle and shotgun maker...Wurefflin, Slotterbeck are sevral other names tobe on the look out for...
I have had several original Penn rifles...turned em for more than double what I had in em...
Also you can turn up the contemporary makers work from time to time..my suggestion on that is to be able to find out who he is before you plunge...as indicated above some cn be bought for way less than the cost of making one today.
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