Minnesota Rifles

[chuckpa]

I was able to buy the Michigan rifle today. It was made by H.H. Cheney it also has the name E. Sohnautz I can not find anything about him as a gunsmith. The barrel is also marked E. Saginaw. East Saginaw was eventually incorporated into Saginaw. The barrel is marked Remington and it is .40 caliber. As soon as I am able I will get some pictures.

[Riley/MN]

Sounds interesting!

[Roaddog]

Can't wate to see her, sounds sweet.

[RiverCat]

That`s really interesting Chuckpa. I`d love to see some pics.
The farm where I was born and raised is only a stones throw away from the area that used to be East Saginaw.  I never knew any gun making activity was done there during the 18th or 19th centuries. Not totally surpised though because Saginaw used to be a thriving center of manufacturing and lumber. Way different from the cesspool of poverty and crime it`s become in the last 40yrs. I left that area about ten years ago and seldom go back.

[chuckpa]

I made a mistake on the spelling of one of the names it should read Schanutz and not sochnautz. I wonder if this was who the rifle was made for?

[Riley/MN]

Got these from Chuck:

The Rifle with the keyed barrel is the Saginaw Rifle the pinned barrel is the Ohio rifle  That I made. The Saginaw rifle has the barrel dove tailed for the key and it is something I have not seen before.

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[Roaddog]

That Saginaw looks to be in fine shap for a ol' gal. With a Remington barrel on it ya should googal to see when Remington was making that caliber barrel.
 The Ohio rifle you made is a seethart Too.

[chuckpa]

Thanks Riley for puting the pictures on the thread. Thank you also for thi kind comments Roaddog. The saginaw rifle is .40 caliber. The barrel is very heavy for that caliber.

[RiverCat]

Very cool. First time I`ve ever seen or heard of a Saginaw rifle other than the M-1 Carbines made there during WWII.

[chuckpa]

I never heard of a Saginaw rifle until this one came up for sale. That gets me closer to a MN rifle where my son lives. Sorry about the old neighborhood but it happens to so many of them. Heck they made a TV series about where I grew up called The Sappranos, and like you I don't care if I ever see it aging, I love my adopted State PA. The half stock era of the 1800's is an era that is ignored here in PA but it fasinates me. I would love to learn more about the rifles.

[Sir Michael]

Nice.  Thanks for the pics.

[chuckpa]

I think I will get another Ohio stock and make a few changes so it will be a little closer to the Saginaw rifle and that should do it for a MN rifle.