This flint lock fowler features 1750 to 1780 era styling with brass trim, curly maple stock, and round faced lock. This fowler has similar architecture to some of the examples shown in the book #BOOK-FF-S Flintlock Fowlers, The First Guns Made in America by Tom Grinslade. The fowler is assembled around a 16 gauge octagon-to-round barrel mated to a round faced L&R Queen Anne lock. The 41" octagon-to-round barrel and lock have a patina gray finish. The trigger reach is 13-3/4" to fit today's average size shooter. Weighing 6.4 pounds, this long gun holds steady due to the 41" octagon-to-round barrel. This fowler is used with a few marks on the frizzen face and some patina near the breech.

The 16 gauge by 41" octagon-to-round barrel transitions to round with a set of double wedding bands. We recommend our 16 gauge wads and cards for use with this fowler. The bore appears bright and has a jug choke to provide a tighter pattern when using lead or bismuth shot. Do not use steel shot in this fowler barrel. The exterior of the barrel is finished to a smooth patina gray. The barrel is fitted with a silver blade front sight soldered behind the muzzle. No rear sight is fitted. This fowler is fully qualified for use in the popular North West Trade Gun match, shooting both round balls a paper targets, and clay birds thrown from a trap house, under NMLRA rules.

The curly maple stock has been stained to a brown with a golden undertone. Note the long baluster wrist, this is a classic early feature of fowling guns and trade guns from Europe as well as Colonial fowlers. Shown in our top view, the comb of the buttplate is truly a English design. The upper lock panel is inlaid with a nickel silver acorn.

The long baluster wrist runs to the toe. The polished brass triggerguard, with acorn finial, is screwed to the stock. The acorn was an English symbol of strength and longevity. English ships, made of strong English oak, ruled the seas. Perhaps the acorn signified tremendous strength, from a small origin? The ramrod is fitted with a flared jagged brass tip with 8-32 threads for loading and cleaning accessories. The side panels is fitted with a classic English sideplate with sweeping curves and molding across the tail.

The large round faced English fowling gun lock, sometimes called a "Queen Anne" lock, dates from the 1730 to 1760 period, well after Anne's reign ended. These early London style locks are often found on Colonial American long rifles and fowlers. This lock was assembled L&R Lock Company. The lock has a patina gray finish to match the barrel. The curled trigger is pinned high, for best leverage, giving this lock a smooth easy trigger release. We recommend our 7/8" hand-knapped gun flints for this lock. A stainless steel vent hole is well positioned on the center of the pan. The vent hole is centered on the heat of the priming flash, for instant ignition, without the whoosh-bang delay, seen in many flint guns.

Lightly used this 16 gauge smoothbore is ready for your Colonial or Revolutionary War impression. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.