The photos below are owned by Bill Paton, and are included here with his permission. They show a fine antique superposed percussion muzzle loading rifle that was made and signed by the gunsmith Samuel Mier (1831-1909) of Salisbury, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
L. Dietle
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The next image shows the entire left-hand side of this fine old Pennsylvania muzzleloader. This and the preceding image reveal that this double barrel black powder rifle has two ramrods.
The next image is included to provide a better view of the symmetric cap box, and the carving on the right-hand side of the buttstock.
The next photo highlights the cheekpiece side of the buttstock, and reveals that the back action locks on this black powder double rifle were made by Moore.
The next image shows that the barrel tang is pointed, as commonly done in the region where Somerset County is located. The name "Moore" is clearly visible on the gun lock. The Breech area of the lower barrel has characteristic engraving Samuel Mier used on guns he made.
The next photo provides an oblique view of the trigger and trigger guard region, and the engraving on the left-hand side of the breech area of the lower barrel.
The next view shows the rear sight area of the barrel, which includes the engraving pattern that Samuel Mier commonly used on his guns.
The next image shows the barrel signature, which is a bit uncharacteristic in that the first initial is not cursive. Click here to see a Mier rifle that has a signature with the same "ier" and the same three heavy dots.
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The first image below shows the entire right-hand side of this black powder double rifle, with both hammers at rest.
