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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: cshirsch on December 31, 2018, 08:10:39 PM

Title: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: cshirsch on December 31, 2018, 08:10:39 PM

This is an interesting rifle.  Has some attributes of a southern made rifle and some of a Missouri style plains rifle.  .56 caliber, walnut half stock, all iron furniture with a patent (hook) breach.  What do y'all think?
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Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on December 31, 2018, 08:37:20 PM

I would not be surprised to find that rifle made in St. Louis for the western trade...a plains rifle.

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: smokinbuck on December 31, 2018, 10:22:33 PM

I also go with a "plains" rifle.
Mark

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: Smokey Plainsman on December 31, 2018, 10:26:02 PM

Looks like a native trade gun.

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: Taylorz1 on December 31, 2018, 11:05:38 PM

I vote for plains rifle as well ! Best

Zack

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: Curt J on January 01, 2019, 07:56:28 AM

I vote for it being a Plains Rifle. There were lots of them made in the upper Midwest, and by no means just in St. Louis.

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: Bob Roller on January 01, 2019, 05:28:59 PM

Plains rifle.Simple construction,all function and no dress up. I like it.

Bob Roller

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: oldtravler61 on January 02, 2019, 12:46:07 AM

   Plains rifle is my bet.  .. Plain, simple and functional...perfect..Oldtravler

Title: Re: Southern or plains rifle?
Post by: Taylorz1 on January 02, 2019, 12:50:04 AM

It follows a pretty typical form of plains rifles coming out of PA. The Slotterbek (slotterbeck, slotter)brithers come to mind as  pretty prolific makers that built guns twin to that one. Usually the slotterbek guns are marked "slotter and bro" in a little inverted V on the top flat. Sometimes they will be marked with the distributor they were being made for ie AJ Plate. That gun really looks like a slotterbek which is why I had mentioned it when emailing. All the best

Zack