mudpatten Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Whilst doing some confirmatory research online I unexpectedly came across a reference that I had not seen before despite considerable research into local gunmakers. In 2014 Yorkshire auctioneers Tennants sold a 1.5 inch percussion punt gun in fairly rough condidition. Originally valued at much less, it sold for £2.200 so may have had some life left in it. It bears the name of George Sherwood, a Portsmouth gunmaker who was in business up until c1843. I`m particularily interested in tracing the whereabouts of this gun for historical research purposes. Has anyone seen it? Is it your gun? Regards, Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 1 minute ago, mudpatten said: Whilst doing some confirmatory research online I unexpectedly came across a reference that I had not seen before despite considerable research into local gunmakers. In 2014 Yorkshire auctioneers Tennants sold a 1.5 inch percussion punt gun in fairly rough condidition. Originally valued at much less, it sold for £2.200 so may have had some life left in it. It bears the name of George Sherwood, a Portsmouth gunmaker who was in business up until c1843. I`m particularily interested in tracing the whereabouts of this gun for historical research purposes. Has anyone seen it? Is it your gun? Regards, Nick. Have you got a picture from the catalog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted October 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Sadly beyond my technical ability but the catalogue pic is only of the guns lock/stock and does not include the barrel for some reason. I`ve just tried to do a link to the catalogue but thats not working either. I originally googled "George Sherwood,Portsmouth gunmaker" and scrolled down to "Militaria and Ethnographica", and then down a few guns in the first page of the displayed catalogue - if that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storm in a teacup Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 https://bid.tennants.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/189/lot/448420?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F189%3Fpage%3D11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Thanks for the link very interesting 👍😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Thank you very much Storm in a teacup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 My partner in research has located the current owner of the punt gun and the actual story behind it is highly unusual. The iron barrel, it is`nt damascus, is that of an Indian rampart gun which was brought back to the UK early in the 19th century. It probably started life as a match or flintlock but this was removed and replaced by a percussion lock bearing the name of George Sherwood of Portsmouth. The question is, did Sherwood convert it to a punt gun? Sherwood himself was in debtors prison in 1845 and died a short while later so it might be that the gun found it`s way back here, to some unknown corner of the UK, where it was converted to a punt gun which just happened to utilize a lock randomly bearing the name of Sherwood. The research continues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Enclosed is a image of two early 11 inch flintlock converted to percussion punt gun locks Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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