Found Trigger Gaurd anyone know the Marking? or MAKE?

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[BosnMate]

Looks like it's off of a pistol, perhaps a flintlock. Marks on the guard are probably decorative. Proof marks, when used, were on the barrel. American made firearms of that era didn't have proof marks, they were made one at a time in local gunsmith and blacksmith shops. Looking at the mark, it could possibly be an eclipse of the sun, which would give you a chance to date the gun, because in Kindig's book on Kentucky Long Rifles he mentions a rifle that was decorated with an eclipse, and that dated the gun to the time of the eclipse in the 1700's.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

need to see it in profile to help, along with a measurement reference.....

 

[California Girl]

I'm sure the gun guys on TN with identify this soon enough. Good luck and HH.

 

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need to see it in profile to help, along with a measurement reference.....

Hows this?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Perfect, I had a little time to poke around and found this....

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8350236

Anyway my eyes hurt from looking at so many guards, but this one looked close to yours.

 

[patiodadio]

You might find some help here... American Longrifles - Home - a site dedicated to the study and building of the American longrifle

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Very probably not military - so no specific pattern needed to be followed. "Make" will be tough as they were pretty much hand made and that engraved design may be the only one the smith made ;ike that. Or the engraver in a shop may have done one operation and the guard was made in England and imported in a box of guards, etc.

 

[fowledup]

Some of the old mid to late 1800's L.C. Smith's had sun carving's on the trigger guard, although most would be bigger than what your showing to accomodate two triggers.

 

[baspinall]

Almost a Brown Bess musket .... but not quite.