Treblig-

Interesting stuff.

I wonder what a gun "..in the rough.." was. How rough? If you're dealing with forgings, then you're a long way from a gun. If you're dealing with parts that still need to be completed, fitted, engraved, etc, then you are still a long way from a gun.

If a person could take these rough or raw parts and turn them into a gun, then I'm sure you were qualified to call yourself a gunmaker.

And if these quotes are all from around 1814, aren't you talking about a different era of gunmaking in the UK? I don't think the sporting trade really took off until near the end of the percussion era - say 1860.

Before that, I wonder how many "gunmakers" were serving the sporting market. It wouldn't surprise me if there was much less demand for sporting guns at that time.

OWD

Last edited by obsessed-with-doubles; 06/18/08 07:34 AM.
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