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General discussion => Antique Gun Collecting => Topic started by: Artificer on July 01, 2011, 12:31:11 AM

Title: Smithsonian Rifle
Post by: Artificer on July 01, 2011, 12:31:11 AM

Folks, 

Is this rifle listed in either RCA volume?

http://www.historyexplorer.si.edu/artifacts/resource.asp?id=2942

I ran across it researching something else and though I realize it is not a "Schimmel" type Jaeger, it looks like an early/simple rifle with Jaeger roots.  So I thought I would post the question here. 

Gus

Title: Re: Smithsonian Rifle
Post by: G-Man on July 01, 2011, 06:54:48 PM

Hello Gus - I am not positive but I believe there has been discussion on here about this rifle - if it is the one shown in RCA Volume 2 with the birch stock, under "Rifles of Unknown Origin"?

If I am not mistaken, wasn't there some speculation that it might even be Swedish in origin?

Guy

Title: Re: Smithsonian Rifle
Post by: Artificer on July 01, 2011, 08:58:26 PM

Guy,

Thank you.  I will look it up.  I didn't realize it had a birch stock.
Gus

Title: Re: Smithsonian Rifle
Post by: rich pierce on July 01, 2011, 09:41:33 PM

Quote from: G-Man on July 01, 2011, 06:54:48 PM

Hello Gus - I am not positive but I believe there has been discussion on here about this rifle - if it is the one shown in RCA Volume 2 with the birch stock, under "Rifles of Unknown Origin"?

If I am not mistaken, wasn't there some speculation that it might even be Swedish in origin?

Guy

Probably rifles like this were around, whether made here or not.  It's plain, but complete (not a schimmel-style or barn gun as it has every part a rifle normally has, buttplate, guard, all the thimbles, sideplate, patchbox, nosecap.