Just Nice Butts!

[Stephen Nash]

I'm late to the party... but here are a few pinfire butts...

Parker Field & Sons of London @1863

Joseph Lang of London, 1867

 

[Stephen Nash]

And a Westley Richards of Birmingham and London, made in 1866, its butt and its navel...

 

[Stephen Nash]

Two Scots: A John Dickson & Son of Edinburgh, 1867 (top), and a Edward Paton of Perth @1863

 

[Stephen Nash]

A William Wellington Greener of Birmingham, @1868 (top) and a Cogswell & Harrison of London, 1864

 

[Stephen Nash]

And to finish for now, two Boss & Co. of London, made in 1863.

 

[canvasback]

They are all great Steve, but that Dickson is out of this world!

The Greener is pretty good too!

 

[Londonshooter]

They are all great Steve, but that Dickson is out of this world!

Yikes-omatic those are nice.
Going to sneak a rifle in as precedence has been set.
Mannlicher Schoenauer 1952

 

[canvasback]

Hey guys, don't forget the clear shot of the butt itself. This isn't just a wood thread.

 

[Londonshooter]

Hey guys, don't forget the clear shot of the butt itself. This isn't just a wood thread.

gotcha.
AyA XXV 12 ga.

 

[oberndorf]

Another one...

 

[oberndorf]

Charles Boswell SxS


Arrieta Sidelock


William Evans

 

[Stephen Nash]

Hey guys, don't forget the clear shot of the butt itself. This isn't just a wood thread.

That puts me at a disadvantage, as almost all pinfires have iron butt plates, a hold-over from muzzleloading. A few have heel and toe plates, and fewer still have all-wood - things that became common in the 1870s.

 

[Stephen Nash]

That’s a great picture of the Evans heel cap.

 

[canvasback]

Steve, speaking for myself, would love to see them.

 

[VictoryXC]

The William Evans really looks nice!

 

[VictoryXC]

Steve, I will second what James said. Would love to see them.

 

[canvasback]

Oberndorf, what are those first two you posted?

 

[AR15meister]

Great thread.

 

[oberndorf]

Oberndorf, what are those first two you posted?

Custom .338 Mauser made by Australian custom rifle maker D.J. Swann and the engraving is by the renowned Australian engraver Phil J Vinnicombe.

Tough to photograph black engraving on black background, but this is the best I could do.

 

[oberndorf]

Oops Sorry! Just read that this thread is about butt and not wood or full pics.