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This Old Gun

Postby flintlok » Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:44 pm

It’s been slow on the forum. I guess everyone is on holiday I though that I’d post an image of a New England style firearm. Worcester, Massachusetts and it environs was a gun making center in the early 19th century before most gun makers migrated to the Connecticut River Valley. I have a Joab Hapgood fowler and it’s a cool looking gun. I though that I would share an image of it with the forum members. It’s a black powder smoke pole and shoots like a top.

Joab Hapgood (1805 - 1890) made the rifles and single and double shotguns that bore his name. He apprentice under Silas Allen in Shrewsbury, Mass. His shop was located on Oak Street on top of a hill. His house, across from his shop, had been built in 1747. Later lived on Main Street, Shrewsbury. At one time had a sporting goods store in Boston.

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Re: This Old Gun

Postby Ray7756 » Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:16 pm

Would love to see the pics but photo rip off wont show the pics :bh:
Please put up pics in a format we can see :cheers:
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Re: This Old Gun

Postby flintlok » Mon Aug 28, 2017 2:26 am

Alas, Photobucket isn't being user friendly for some reason.
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Re: This Old Gun

Postby Hornet 6 » Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:47 am

flintlok wrote:Alas, Photobucket isn't being user friendly for some reason.


Come on keep up :razz:
Photobucket turned 3rd party linking off a couple of months back, unless you want to pay $400 per year for their services.
For a free service you could try Imgur or Postage.

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Re: This Old Gun

Postby Sidebyside » Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:04 am

You still got that old steam computer Flintsy :die:
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Re: This Old Gun

Postby flintlok » Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:51 pm

Sidebyside wrote:You still got that old steam computer Flintsy :die:


Yeah, that nice from a sexagenarian. :( :( :( :(
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Re: This Old Gun

Postby Coldfinger » Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:34 pm

flintlok wrote:Yeah, that nice from a sexagenarian. :( :( :( :(


Does that mean he does weird things with vegetables?
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Re: This Old Gun

Postby Les1066 » Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:31 am

Nice rifle, Flinty .... it's good to see that some of those fine old rifles are still being used and enjoyed. :thumbs:
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Re: This Old Gun

Postby flintlok » Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:39 pm

Les1066 wrote:Nice rifle, Flinty .... it's good to see that some of those fine old rifles are still being used and enjoyed. :thumbs:


Thanks Les, It's a sweet shooter, light and fast handling. It doesn't has much to do with vaping ala drug addict's post above.
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