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Barrel Maker for English Howdah pistol
#435889 02/14/16 09:38 AM
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My brother has an underlever hammer .577 Snyder Howdah pistol. The barrels are stamped L & S on the bottom rib. Any ideas on who made the damascus barrels? The gunmaker was W. Thorn. Thanks!
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GaryD007 #435891 02/14/16 10:05 AM
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Thorn owned Charles Lancaster & Company. Seems a good bet unless someone else can come up with something. Lagopus.....
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Always nice to see photos even if the above info is enough to make a deterimnation. Gil
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W. Thorn was a gunsmith from 1874 to 1876 at 4 Pall Mall. I don't think he was connected with the H. A. A. Thorn connected with Charles Lancaster, but I could be wrong. I would post a picture, but the pistol is at my brother's house. I have gone through English gun books that I have and can find no reference to an L & S barrel maker. Thanks for all your help. There were a lot of provincial outsource makers.

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