Cool find at my favorite hayfield.
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OxShoeDrew
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wow!!!!
"Through the 18th century Connecticut gunsmiths like Benoni Hills of Goshen produced superb fowling long-barreled..."
https://connecticuthistory.org/a-pioneering-connecticut-firearm/
Looks like a super piece!!!!
...and central NY is close to Goshen, CT
"Through the 18th century Connecticut gunsmiths like Benoni Hills of Goshen produced superb fowling long-barreled..."
https://connecticuthistory.org/a-pioneering-connecticut-firearm/
Looks like a super piece!!!!
...and central NY is close to Goshen, CT
Lodge Scent
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Awesome find !!!
Tony Two-Cent
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Great find! :yes:
There is some information about Benoni Hills and his gun business starting on page 3 of this document:
https://americansocietyofarmscollec...-The-New-England-Combination-Gun-1730-To-.pdf
There is some information about Benoni Hills and his gun business starting on page 3 of this document:
https://americansocietyofarmscollec...-The-New-England-Combination-Gun-1730-To-.pdf
erfect10:
Thanks Danny.
I used a heat gun and very slowly tapped with a plastic mallet against a block of wood. Heat and tap, heat and tap. Unfortunately there was already a crack in it, I had to be careful not to make it worse. After it was straight I used a brass brush for cleaning and then Ren wax.
Rich
I used a heat gun and very slowly tapped with a plastic mallet against a block of wood. Heat and tap, heat and tap. Unfortunately there was already a crack in it, I had to be careful not to make it worse. After it was straight I used a brass brush for cleaning and then Ren wax.
Rich