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07-01-2009 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by
drm2m
Back in the late 60s & early 70s my father and I used to shoot these old guys....the rifle ...45 cal approx. was quite accurate.
A Pennsylvania style rifle with a Joseph Manton "Warranted” lock.
The Wheeler & Son English pistol (approx ..64 cal.) might have been lethal at very close range ….perhaps?
I still have the powder, caps and balls for these guns.....but they have been quiet for a long time.
It was great fun……I guess I miss it.
David
The folks at the TMA would definitely appreciate seeing those photos.
Tommy
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Sorry drm2m, Stöckel does not mention any family connection.
I wish I had that book "The Manton Supplement"!
If you look closely at the photo of Col. Hawker's rifle you can see what is meant by a "drum and nipple conversion" - A piece that was inserted to replace the original flintlock touch-hole in order to convert the rifle into a percussion rifle. Look at your own rifle. Looks similar in principle. Even looks as if it has a square boss to tighten/unscrew the insert.
I would still follow the principle of Occam's razor - don't look for complex answers if a simpler answer fits the facts. In this case, for a rifle bought in Montreal, with a lockplate marked Joseph Manton, the obvious provider is the Joseph Manton who was active in Montreal at about the right time. However, as we are both not quite sure, the advice of M1Tommy sounds sensible.
Patrick
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 07-01-2009 at 05:52 PM.
Reason: typos: any, principle
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For some reason the image of the Remington and Starr did not transfer to the post above from Photo Bucket.
David
Last edited by drm2m; 07-03-2009 at 02:48 PM.
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The next owner will decide if he wants to shoot these CW revolvers....it won't be me.
Click on the bar to enlarge the image.
David
Last edited by drm2m; 07-03-2009 at 09:49 PM.
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One model holster that served two model CW revolvers.
(Click on the bar to enlarge the image.)
David
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