Here's the locks of the Overbaugh and the T. Golcher. The Golcher is the upper gun.



Raimey, yes , the hook is the "wide" Lindner type and the forend tip is horn, rather than the metal one on the Golcher. The R.S. looks like the stamp on Steven's rifle, so maybe we are getting somewhere on the Daly/Lindner marks that appear on many Daly barrels.

Thanks to all of you for the historical stuff on Overbaugh. Although the shotgun I have pictured seems to made , in part at least, by Lindner and his subcontractors, Overbaugh seems to have been an accomplished gunsmith, noting Sharps trusted him to "finish up" a number of items in his own shop. His being in the company of Zischang [sp?] in the Sharps shop is interesting. The Golcher and Overbaugh locks are virtually identical and the "final details" on the rest of the guns are more "finish" items than design items.

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