Capt. Kirk and others, need BP lock ID info please
A friend of mine found an old lock while digging out beside an old celler on his place. It looks to be a musket size lock, percussion more than likely. Here is the info that I found on the lock and it took some cleaning as well as polishing to get this much. Any info on the maker and the gun company would be appreciated, especially the time period it could have been made. Here is the info from the lock plate:
JAs Goicher
EAGLE GUN FACTORY
PHILADA
P
The rest of it we could not make out. Any references to this maker or gun company? Thanks for any info you can provide.
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
Rita Mae Brown
JAs Goicher
EAGLE GUN FACTORY
PHILADA
P
The rest of it we could not make out. Any references to this maker or gun company? Thanks for any info you can provide.
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
Rita Mae Brown
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Can you post a picture of two?
If you have the image files but no host site so you can post them, drop me an email and I'll give you my direct mail address so you can send them as standard mail attachment and I'll post them for you.
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Good Find! It's a James Golcher Lock...An Old and Respected Gun Making Family...The Eagle Rifle Works (factory)was located in Philadelpia and was making Kentucky Rifles...Barrels were made by H.Elwel. Locks and Patch Box Covers by James Golcher circa 1835/40..
There were two differant spellings of Golcher/Goulcher, but most authoritys agree that Golcher/Goulcher was one and the Same Family.
There were at least TEN Golcher's in the Gun Making Business...The family were of German Decent and brought the Trade to the America's in the 1770's..Sons were apprenticed to other Gun Makers and eventially returned to the Family to further thier education after getting experiance in differant aspects of the Trade...If You truly have a Golcher Percussion Lock...it will have been Made between 1835/40 while James was in Partnership with H. Elwel. James Older Brother was a Noted Gun Maker also..Located in Philadelphia and later Moved his Shop to California around the the Time of the Gold Rush...There were a number of the Family that also moved and opened up shop in New York, St Paul, Minn. and Saint Louis, Mo...Where the Plains Rifle of Choice was the Golcher/Goulcher in 50/55 Caliber Percussion Half Stock...Hope this helps you.....Best.....
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Now you want to talk to powdersmoke about making a stock and fitting a barrel ... 0 -
Thank you Capt., I am going to copy your answer down to give to my friend. He will be thrilled! I do not have any pictures but I will see about getting some. what was odd was him finding it near his celler, too bad he doid not find the rest of it![;)] Again thanks.
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
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You tryin ta tell Me ya'll don't know anybody what don't own a Metal Detector?....
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