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Title: question about a 1776 bicentennial 50 cal. (PICS ADDED)
Post by: huntergreg on January 21, 2011, 06:05:48 PM

My father has a 1776 bicentennial 50 cal. black powder gun. I have been looking around the net and cant find anything out about it. It was number 1426 of 5000. It must be a reproduction??? It says on the side olrey, Texas?? I will try and get some pics to show. We were wondering if it was worth anything? Any info would be helpful.

Title: Re: question about a 1776 bicentennial 50 cal.
Post by: KLRKeith on January 21, 2011, 10:33:40 PM

Try gunbroker, auctionarms there are a few other gun auction sites.  Well if it says "bicentennial" then it's one of the thousands of guns made in 1976.  I think every manufacture had a "bicentennial" model that year.  Most of those in good shape do price a bit higher than standard models but if it's rare it might be even better. 
Have fun.

Title: Re: question about a 1776 bicentennial 50 cal.
Post by: undertoad on January 25, 2011, 06:37:04 AM

Some of them, particularly the flintlocks made by John Bivins, are very valuable and very collectible. Get pix.

Title: Re: question about a 1776 bicentennial 50 cal.
Post by: huntergreg on January 26, 2011, 12:59:59 PM

here are a few pics

Title: Re: question about a 1776 bicentennial 50 cal. (PICS ADDED)
Post by: andy* on May 15, 2011, 06:32:00 AM

I know this older thread. Hope I don't bore anyone with this information.
The gun shown in the pictures looks like a Mowrey gun works rifle called the Allen & Thurber replica.
Mowrey gun works was around from the 1960's to late 1970's.
They made several style of rifles : a fullstock "Hawken" to a .36 caliber small game rifle.
The Allen & Thurber rifle came in .45, .50, .54 or .58 caliber. With brass or steel furniture.
These rifle could come complete or as a kit.
The 1976 SHOOTER'S BIBLE oddly enough does not have anything listed by this company, however the 1974 GUN DIGEST does...
These are excellent rifles and are very well made, I have shot one in .54 and found it to be accurate with round ball.
Andy