Repro of early Scottish fowling piece

**Woodsheal** · 2nd November 07, 07:35 PM

Yeah, it's a gun (which subject can cause the mods to swoon like Victorian school girls with a case of the vapors!), but since it's an historic piece, I'll take a chance and post this link. It's a fine looking reproduction of a very interesting, early 18th c. Scottish half-stock fowler (a similar gun was seen in the movie Rob Roy):

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/(S(d4w...artNum=AAE-605

**macwilkin** · 2nd November 07, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Yeah, it's a gun (which subject can cause the mods to swoon like Victorian school girls with a case of the vapors!), but since it's an historic piece, I'll take a chance and post this link. It's a fine looking reproduction of a very interesting, early 18th c. Scottish half-stock fowler (a similar gun was seen in the movie Rob Roy):

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/(S(d4w...artNum=AAE-605

Not this mod, Brian.

And since it is a historic weapon associated with Highlanders, then there's no harm, no fowl...er...foul.

Cheers,

Todd

**kevinkinney** · 2nd November 07, 07:42 PM

Hmm,

I've got tartan, hose, and garters to match that!

"OOOOOh Saaaaaannnttaaaa!?!"

Kevin

**Joe Gondek** · 2nd November 07, 08:08 PM

Saw that on TRACKS sight yesterday
Steve Krolick has built several nice early Scottish pieces

**James MacMillan** · 2nd November 07, 08:56 PM

Mods or no Mods - That's a pretty piece. Thanks for sharing the find.

**g koch** · 3rd November 07, 02:54 AM

A little older style and already sold long ago

**Woodsheal** · 3rd November 07, 03:05 AM

I remember that earlier one, too. He does nice work!

As for the new piece, I was surprised to learn that half-stocks were purpose built that early. I've always thought of that configuration as appearing in the early 19th c. Many fully stocked guns were also cut down to half stocks in the 1800's, and unfortunately converted to percussion....

**David Thornton** · 3rd November 07, 04:20 PM

I am a huge fan of Scottish shotguns, currently carry a Charles Ingram 12 bore. It's as tight now as it was when it was built in 1902. But as to this piece being a fowler, I highly doubt it. Very few small gauge guns were even made in the period and fowlers would have been 8, 10 or 12 gauge.

David

**Panache** · 3rd November 07, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

...which subject can cause the mods to swoon like Victorian school girls... ]

The Mod Squad doesn't swoon. Well...OK... certain members of the Mod Squad may swoon, but it takes Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rampling, or Jacquie from Albannach to do it.

Carry on.

Cheers

Jamie

**Woodsheal** · 3rd November 07, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by David Thornton

I am a huge fan of Scottish shotguns, currently carry a Charles Ingram 12 bore. It's as tight now as it was when it was built in 1902. But as to this piece being a fowler, I highly doubt it. Very few small gauge guns were even made in the period and fowlers would have been 8, 10 or 12 gauge.

David

Sorry, but that's incorrect. Any number of original French fusils de chasse (i.e. "hunting guns"), Dutch trade guns, and English built fowlers of the period (early 1700's)are in the 20 gauge range, though many indeed had bigger bores. All military muskets were in the larger calibers you mention.

Check out any of George Neumann's books and articles on colonial period firearms to see many smaller gauged pieces, some from his own collection....