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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: 1sogdusm on January 28, 2019, 08:05:20 PM

Title: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: 1sogdusm on January 28, 2019, 08:05:20 PM: I stumbled on a Soddy rifle the other day and thought I would share a few photos. This one is around .50 caliber , not a chunk but certainly not a light weight either.

(https://i.ibb.co/RNGxLfd/7-AFC50-E6-A816-492-F-8666-ACC17-C584-E4-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LrDL4mH)

(https://i.ibb.co/tpkMRGY/57-BCB8-A9-7706-4-F30-AA67-562-AC3-E266-EA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MkWDdvP)

(https://i.ibb.co/y6Qmt4v/071-C9520-E633-4744-A36-D-7-A7-EE4-E33422.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F5Dk2HZ)

(https://i.ibb.co/PT6ZGbL/1-C32-DCEB-5-A82-470-E-9599-7623469-C3-F6-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M8CDkjv)

(https://i.ibb.co/jJ3VfjV/24-EB67-C1-0972-4-C4-C-8343-A7-DCC912-F2-C1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CPVJ8SJ)

(https://i.ibb.co/n7XtPs3/0-ED54-AF1-9-F49-4093-A70-F-4-CDA40-FD0-AED.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1rCjzfs)
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: okieboy on January 28, 2019, 10:04:44 PM: Well, I for one am jealous of your nice find. You don't list the barrel length, but there is no reason that it couldn't have been in some chunk shoots: people used to bring what they had.
Unusual that it doesn't have double set triggers, I take it that the single trigger that we see is a simple trigger.
The stock seems to end about 4 inches back from the muzzle. Does this look original, or was it modified at some point?
Anyway, lots to like about your "new" rifle.
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: Cades Cove Fiddler on January 28, 2019, 10:18:45 PM: :o :o :o.... yessir, all the features you want to see in a Soddy,... most likely a match rifle,..not all were really long barrels,... 44" -50" were common,... you did well on this one,.. is the nosecap poured pewter ?? ... if so, I would wager she has been shortened,..... regards,... CCF,...
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: JTR on January 28, 2019, 11:33:05 PM: Lucky guy!
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: 1sogdusm on January 29, 2019, 12:08:44 AM: Thanks for the kind words, nose cap is brass not pewter. I think it was shortened at some point but not sure. Not home now, seems like barrel is 44”. The single trigger is light for sure, barrel shows that handled a lot smoothness of an old one. I kind of love it, just salty enough to be honest.
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: oldtravler61 on January 29, 2019, 01:38:13 AM: Nice find indeed..!
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: Cades Cove Fiddler on January 29, 2019, 01:45:29 AM: ;) ;)... share a pic of that front sight,... !!!!
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: 1sogdusm on January 29, 2019, 02:17:20 AM: Here you go.
(https://i.ibb.co/WzRQnjZ/9-C877544-4-E01-4-D1-F-B276-07-DEA46-C3896.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vdMb1Rp)

(https://i.ibb.co/94WXhQT/046791-F6-BFAD-4990-B190-BB55-AF127-A2-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qgpGCTs)
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: galudwig on January 29, 2019, 04:05:19 AM: I'd give my left *** to stumble over something like that! Awesome find and thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: Cades Cove Fiddler on January 29, 2019, 05:40:05 AM: ;) ;) ;)... double click on pix,... nice double dove-tail front sight,......
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: Greg Pennell on January 30, 2019, 02:29:49 AM: Actually looks like a third dovetail just to the rear of the front sight...could it have been a triple dovetail sight originally?

Greg
Title: Re: A Soddy followed me home!
Post by: Hillbilly Delux on January 31, 2019, 02:39:59 AM: Nice rifle, congratulations...respectfully I'm envious, perhaps one will find its way to me someday so I can check that off my list.