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Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun #581894 10/12/20 11:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,134 Likes: 125 nh mostly ed good OP Sidelock
OP ed good Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,134 Likes: 125 nh mostly	just bought this wonderfully preserved doublegun... https://www.gunbroker.com/item/880243787 info re maker is scarce... gardener indicates they were in business in birmingham from 1840 to 1853... have seen other o & w marked guns, but never one quite as nice as this one... re proof marks: do not recognise them... positive input would be appreciated... Last edited by ed good; 10/12/20 12:00 PM. keep it simple and keep it safe...

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581897 10/12/20 12:36 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,768 Likes: 115 Derbyshire, England lagopus Sidelock
lagopus Sidelock Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,768 Likes: 115 Derbyshire, England	You've bought a cracker there Ed. Another of our guns that's found its way over the pond! I have found reference to Onions & Wheelock in Birmingham in 1840 in an old book. There were quite a few Onions working in the Trade in Birmingham working as barrel filers and other associated trades. It seems to have been quite a dynasty. Proof marks are right for the period in Birmingham. There appears to be a workman's initials that look like M & S. I've gone through what I have without success. I think you got a good buy there and one that I would have been very happy with at that price. Lagopus�..

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581900 10/12/20 01:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,515 Likes: 569 Iowa BrentD, Prof Sidelock
BrentD, Prof Sidelock Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,515 Likes: 569 Iowa	Nice gun indeed. Don't torch it. _________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581906 10/12/20 04:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS Drew Hause Sidelock
Drew Hause Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS	The barrels look to be Laminated Steel Ed, which would be expected on a quality double of that era. This is a c. 1860s W&C Scott & Son https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581911 10/12/20 06:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 103 Texas Joe Wood Sidelock
Joe Wood Sidelock Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,971 Likes: 103 Texas	Unique metal rim around the forend. Very nice! I�m envious.... John McCain is my war hero.

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581915 10/12/20 07:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,134 Likes: 125 nh mostly ed good OP Sidelock
OP ed good Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,134 Likes: 125 nh mostly	doc drew: was not laminated steel a latter development, like circa 1880? keep it simple and keep it safe...

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581917 10/12/20 07:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS Drew Hause Sidelock
Drew Hause Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,758 Likes: 460 AZ but dreaming of KS	English �Best Guns� used Stub Twist 1820s-40s, then both Stub Twist and an early Laminated Steel into the 1860s. Crolle Damascus was available in the 1820s, but �English Two Stripe� was not in general use until the mid-1800s, and with Three Iron �Oxford� and a later Laminated Steel, was used c. 1850-1890s. 3 Iron English Best Laminated Steel was the winner of the Birmingham Proof House Trial reported in 1891, but had a very different appearance that mid-1800s Laminated Steel https://docs.google.com/document/d/1__gn3XKjLX_4V0LguzoVGBwJRFS6SxsWGzUwHq93neo/edit https://sites.google.com/a/damascusknowledge.com/www/home

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581925 10/12/20 09:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 694 Likes: 65 Atlanta, GA Dan S. W. Sidelock
Dan S. W. Sidelock Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 694 Likes: 65 Atlanta, GA	Looks like a nice gun. Congrats on beating out "Iron Jim Rackham" and "PunkLP" in the auction. Gotta love the GB user names.

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581940 10/13/20 08:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,462 Likes: 89 The Great State of Tennessee HomelessjOe Sidelock
HomelessjOe Sidelock Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 15,462 Likes: 89 The Great State of Tennessee	Nice crAcker Ed.

Re: Onion & Wheelock Percussion SXS Gun ed good #581941 10/13/20 08:54 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,071 Canada gunsaholic Sidelock
gunsaholic Sidelock Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,071 Canada	Very nice.

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