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Post by daniel on Feb 18, 2014 10:30:28 GMT -7
I have a 54 cal fowler that has a wood patch box. Can that be used in early
western fur trade? 1810s ?
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Post by Rod on Feb 18, 2014 19:13:24 GMT -7
I can't see why not, people used what was available to them, and that often meant guns they had brought from home----especially in the early years of the fur trade. How many old fowling guns from the 1700s have you seen converted to percussion---indicating use well into the 19th century? I've seen photos of several French guns (pre-1763) converted to percussion, they must have been in use for at least 80+ years. A fowling gun such as yours wouldn't have been nearly that old in the 1810s.
Rod
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Post by digger on Jan 27, 2015 10:40:02 GMT -7
I agree with Rod. I think some of those older guns traveled a lot of years and miles. I use a Lancaster rifle of a 1780's to 1790 vintage, with wood patchbox, and am confident it fits well in the fur trade era, especially early on.
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Post by joshwilson on Feb 15, 2015 18:37:24 GMT -7
Didn't Manuel Lisa carry a first model bess into the mountains?
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Post by Dan'l Hickham on Mar 2, 2015 14:25:49 GMT -7
Yes, it will fit well - I use a wooden patchbox rifle
Yes, Manuel Lisa carried a Brown Bess to the mountains
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