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Offline Ironhand

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Rifled Trade Gun
« on: February 03, 2015, 05:31:43 PM »
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
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Re: Rifled Trade Gun
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2015, 06:41:35 PM »
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.
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Re: Rifled Trade Gun
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2015, 08:10:00 PM »
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?

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Re: Rifled Trade Gun
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2015, 10:41:35 PM »
You might check with J S Brooks
Derringer Indian Trade Rifle  - JACK BROOKS
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Re: Rifled Trade Gun
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2015, 01:09:14 PM »
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
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