MontyB
All-Blacks Supporter
Interesting stuff.
According to the Underhammer Society, (http://underhammers.blogspot.com/2008/04/hilliard-target-rifle.html), Kendall learned the business as apprentice to Story and later sold his business to Hilliard. So their similarities in design makes sense. And the fact that Kendall continued producing firearms with the firm of Robbins, Kendall & Lawrence further complicates things. If your piece isn't marked in any way (such as a name etched on the barrel), It could be either of them.
Interesting indeed as my difficulty in choosing between the Hilliard and the Kendall was because his rifle had a similar hammer set up to the Hilliard but the plate on the stock was of an identical design to the Kendall rifle, further to this Hilliard made a number of under hammer rifles from Tiger-Maple which is what I am guessing his is.
One other area I was looking as was the trigger, both his and the Hilliard have straight triggers while the Kendalls seem to have your standard curved trigger.
But you are right without a manufacturers marking it may be almost impossible to ID.
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