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There is an interesting reference here:
Connor, Buck. Information on the North West Trade Gun.
https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/t1052-information-on-the-north-west-trade-gun
And here is a copy of the data he gives:
Sorry you're having trouble with this - try double clicking on it and the pdf document should open on your computer. I've just tested it again and it seems to work for me.....
I was surprised to read recently that Jane Hannah Blair (wife of gunmaker David Blair) had taken over his government contracts when he died in 1814 and supplied 358 "North West Trade Guns" (a type of musket) to the Ordinance stores for use as gifts for trading with the indigenous north American...
