Visited one of my wife's older relatives yesterday and he showed off a couple of old guns he has stored away.
This particular gun caught my eye and when I asked about it, all he could say was that it belonged to his grandfather (this guy telling me this is 80+ so that would put his grandfather in the early to mid 1800's.
It's a decent piece but he's tried restoring the barrel himself, taking off the patina and leaving the barrel looking kind of bare.
Anyone recognize the writing?
I'm pretty sure it's Deutsch but couldn't find anything on Google.
Edit: Sorry for crappy iPhone pix. But it's a side by side with some pretty ornate etching/scrolling on the metalwork and trigger guard.
David
This particular gun caught my eye and when I asked about it, all he could say was that it belonged to his grandfather (this guy telling me this is 80+ so that would put his grandfather in the early to mid 1800's.
It's a decent piece but he's tried restoring the barrel himself, taking off the patina and leaving the barrel looking kind of bare.
Anyone recognize the writing?
I'm pretty sure it's Deutsch but couldn't find anything on Google.
Edit: Sorry for crappy iPhone pix. But it's a side by side with some pretty ornate etching/scrolling on the metalwork and trigger guard.
David
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