Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 16, 2013, 5:29 am

So I seem to have been drawn into the strange world of sealing guns. From what I have been told, Sniders and Martini's were used by the sealers to bag adult seals on the ice. As I acquired a...

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 16, 2013, 1:48 pm

Hi,The packet of Scholefield Goodman & Co. Sealing Rifle Cartridges, which you illustrate, are .450-3 1/4" Black Powder Express cartridges, which I believe was the most commonly used sealing...

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Further to my last one, I regret that I made an error in my above statement. It was not Mr. Scholefield, but his partner, John Dent Goodman, who was a relation of Mr. Scholefield's wife, who went out...

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 16, 2013, 9:56 pm

Over the years, I owned 2 Scholefield retailed, very plain Alexander Henry rifles in 450 3 1/4 that were used on sealing ships. The strange thing is that I found one of them in southeast, Florida.

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 16, 2013, 10:53 pm

The one I have is in 577-450. The Cartridge collector forum shows a Scholefield .450-3 1/4" round What is a "PD" action? Joel - Do you recollect what ships they were marked to?

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 17, 2013, 11:53 am

In reply to bubberstone: See <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SY_Aurora> & <http://www.waughfamily.ca/Russell/sealfishing.htm> for two excellent accounts of the Steam Yacht Aurora which...

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 17, 2013, 12:06 pm

Once again I must apologize for copying the second website, above, incorrectly: Please click on <http://www.waughfamily.ca/Russell/sealfishery.htm> Jonathan

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 17, 2013, 4:14 pm

Thanks JonathanI started my research in the Martini forum on my rifle. My rifle is almost exactly (less the rack number) the same as the one at this link...

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

April 26, 2013, 2:31 am

Jonathan; I am the guy from Newfoundland who had the two ex-military Sniders marked S.S. AURORA Nos. 10 and 12. I sold them to a well known Nova Scotia dealer and friend of mine, whom I believe...

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Re: Sealing and Whaling Guns

August 13, 2013, 8:20 pm

I have two Field's action .450 BPE sealing rifles. One has S.S. Diana carved in the butt stock, the other has been restocked. The serial numbers are not listed in Mr. Kirton's book and as I recall are...

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