Looking for Flint bits
I have an early 18th century full stocked Flint Fowler - well I have the original barrel , and the stock and nothing else 
Apart from the brass butt and the ramrod ferrules , and half the trigger guard , there is nothing else - and also the stock was snapped at the wrist and recently reglued (badly ). It also has had a Percusion conversion at some time .
I picked it up years ago , and planned to restore it cosmetically . I do know that parts can be cast - at a cost , but normally these are more common to a variety of gun designs . This particular old gun is an early Fowler and has a double side plate - ie the side where normally there would be a 'serpent' to hold the retainning bots there is a mirror image of the side plate where the cock and Frizzen would be . Occasionally the odd side plate turns up - but I'm scuppered as I need two identical !!!
Trying to avoid best British Gunsmiths on cost , is there anyone out there that someone can recommend :
to repair the stock to cosmeticaly acceptable level
to remake two brass or steel side plates .
I can them try and get a replica cast Cock and Frizzen from Dysons etc etc .
On the offchance is there anyone known that has boxes of old sideplates , cocks etc etc that could be made to fit ....
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