Rifled Trade Gun

[Ironhand]

The trade gun fits me well and I enjoy shooting it but I have always been told that they were smoothbores.
While searching the Web I noticed a maker that offers rifled trade guns.
Is there any historical example of rifled trade guns or is this a modern invention?

Ironhand

[Bigsmoke]

If I am not mistaken, there were several makers of rifled trade guns, or trade rifles if you will.
JJ Henry and Derringer are a couple of names that come to mind.  I am sure there are more.
These were their own design, and did not look like the Northwest Trade Gun by any stretch of the imagination.
I have always liked the Henry.
John

[Ironhand]

Guess I should have been more specific. The maker is offering a rifled version of the North West trade gun.

I actually got to handle an original Derringer trade rifle some years ago. It fit me like a glove but the price was way out of my range.

Does anyone offer a copy of the Derringer rifle?

Ironhand

[Bigsmoke]

You might check with J S Brooks
Derringer Indian Trade Rifle  - JACK BROOKS

[Captchee]

offering a rifled NW gun isnt anything new . many of us have been offering them for years .
 i have even done  then with interchangeable barrels so that  you can have a smooth or rifled barrel .
as to  historically .
 i seem to recall reading of  late NW guns that were rifled . late being 1895-1900. but there was some debate as to if they carried original barrels or not .
 myself , i think probably  not the original barrel . but i also have learned to never say Never lol