Rowntree of Barnard Castle

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Hello There
I have a Rowntree of Barnmard Castle muzzle loader. Percussion and not sure if a 12 or 14 bore - I was told that 14 was popular at the time.
I would be really interested if any boday has any information on Rowntree that they would share?
Thank yOU
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[TA6319]

try for measurements

http://www.boxallandedmiston.co.uk/s...htly-different

http://blackpowderfa.proboards.com/t...-caliber-chart

[grahamrob]

William Rowntree was on The Bank,Barnard Castle,Co. Durham, around 1847 to 1865.

[mel h]

There was a branch of the family in Durham. They seemed to turn out quite a lot of transitional revolvers (percussion).
Mel

[tacfoley]

Hello There
I have a Rowntree of Barnmard Castle muzzle loader. Percussion and not sure if a 12 or 14 bore - I was told that 14 was popular at the time.
I would be really interested if any boday has any information on Rowntree that they would share?
Thank yOU
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Sir, are you asking about a shotgun/fowling piece or a single-shot pistol?

tac

[robinghewitt]

This is really odd..

James Rowntree Barnard Castle 1826-34
James Rowntree Penrith 1847-69
William Rowntree Barnard Castle 1847-65
William Rowntree Penrith 1857

What is going on?

[grahamrob]

James was the father to William,in a newspaper article for 1828 James Rowntree lost an eye in an explosion at his gun shop in B/C it blew the shop front out,I always thought Rowntree
was just a retailer who put his name on other peoples guns,but Iv'e seen reference to "Rowntrees improved lock",more research needed.
Penrith is just over the hill (40 miles) from Barnard Castle. Graham.

[joffy]

Lovely part of the country

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Thank you for the responses.
The shotgun is a typical early percussion muzzle loader.
BB