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Posted by Marty Klier
on 3/26/2009, 4:18 pm, in reply to "Re: early english trade guns"
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Boone;
There are known club butt muskets with english fittings, but they are all restocks, rebuilt in America after something destroyed the original stock. Some of the very early Wilson trade guns had a roman nose stock contour that might be confused with a club butt.
Marty ( Hungry Horse) Klier
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: Check out Flintlock Fowlers the frist guns
: made in America by Tom Grinsdale. I found
: this book a good reference material for type
: and location.
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: No. There fore no to the second ?. The club
: butt is a myth created by hollywood. The 1st
: brownbess 1746? French Fusil 1640 and >.
: The study of these guns can be found at your
: local public library. Really. Just look in
: the history part..
: When you can narrow down your search a bit
: then maybe we can help ya. good luk freind
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: did any of the early english trade guns have
: a
: club butt and if so could they have been
: shipped into the carolinas and va.
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