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Late 1700s Antique HENRY NOCK Screw Barrel FLINTLOCK TAKEDOWN 20 g. Fowler Threaded at the Transition for EASY TAKEDOWN
Guns International #: 103619541 Seller's Inventory #: 259506
Category: Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Antique Rifles - Flintlock
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
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Description:
Late 1700s Antique HENRY NOCK Screw Barrel FLINTLOCK TAKEDOWN 20 g. Fowler
Threaded at the Transition for EASY TAKEDOWN
Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Henry Nock Screw Barrel Flintlock Takedown Fowler, made circa the late 1700s to the very early 1800s in London, England. Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer during the Napoleonic period, but was best known as a gunsmith. Nock produced many innovative weapons during this era including the screwless lock and the seven-barreled volley gun, although he did not invent the latter despite it commonly being known as the Nock gun. He was a major supplier to the military during the Napoleonic wars.
As mentioned above, Henry Lock died in 1804, but his business was continued by his foreman and son-in-law James Wilkinson. Wilkinson became Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to the king in 1805. Contracts with the East India Company ensured the success of the business. The name became James Wilkinson & Son around 1818 when James' son Henry joined the business. Henry died in 1864 but the company continued making firearms and bladed weapons and became known as Wilkinson Sword. A series of new laws in the UK, starting with the Pistols Act 1903, restricted the sale of firearms to the public. That pushed the company into changing direction and it henceforth concentrated on razor blades and other domestic products. It continued to produce swords for the British Army and for royal ceremonial purposes until 2005 when the sword manufacturing plant in Acton, West London, was closed. The company continues to make shaving and gardening products.
These fowlers were the order of the day and were essential tools for providing meat for the table, pest control for the crops and livestock, and protection against beast and man for life in the countryside. Fowlers such as this were used for taking most all high flying birds along with medium to large-sized game and were a staple for most all homeplaces in the country. This being a “takedown” made it easy to stow away while traveling.
The overall condition is good. Original brown patinas. The action functions, but the jaw screw is broken (screw and the top jaw are included). Good bore for its age. The stock is solid with average handling wear and a couple of chips absent on the right side. Lock markings are legible. A marking on the top of the barrel is obfuscated.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 32 inches.
Caliber: 20 Gauge
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$4000
#259506
Price: $4,000.00
Antique: Yes