Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Traditional Firearms => Caplock Long Guns => Topic started by: Ole Scratch on August 22, 2020, 09:34:49 PM
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Any idea what this rifle is? It has been offered to me for a wall ornament. Any idea what it is and value?thanks for any help. Ole Scratch
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Any more information? Caliber, smooth bbn or rifled?
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I'm 99.5% sure it's a South American monkey gun. :hairy
I'll see if I can find you some additional information on it. :hairy
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That was my thinking Rondo. That carving gave it away. I think a bunch of those guns were made in Belgium and imported weren't they?
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I have messaged the guy and asked some questions. When he gets back to me, I will advise. Thanks for your time and efforts
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That was my thinking Rondo. That carving gave it away. I think a bunch of those guns were made in Belgium and imported weren't they?
I think most of them were Belgian made,... maybe a few also from Spain. :bl th up
Under the barrel (in the area covered by the stock) might be a number, indicating the metric size of the smooth bore in millimeters. :bl th up
And yes,.... there were quite a few of the percussion guns imported to South America in the early 1900's, for bird and monkey hunting. :bl th up
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I have messaged the guy and asked some questions. When he gets back to me, I will advise. Thanks for your time and efforts
Does the fella also have the back-action lock that belongs to that particular gun?
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Here are some more pics
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Thanks for the additional pictures Scratch,.... now I can make out the lock is in it's mortise. :bl th up
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To me it looks typical Belgium if so it will have the Belgium proof marks on the underside of the barrel near the breech end
Feltwad
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Back in the 1970's Dixie Gun Works imported a ton of those in 24GA smoothbore.