Rebuild 3 Norwegian Percussion Rifle

[Bob Roller]

Stutzer in Swiss/German is a carbine. In another definition it means "dandy or fop".
Dandy is easy to figure out but fop is almost a non word.

Bob Roller

[Kermit]

"Fop" is a fine English word! It is, perhaps, said with a little less affection than "dandy."

[Captchee]

actually Bob , they all were not carbines  and they were made in Norway , Switzerland , Germany,  Belgium  . I could be wrong but I seem to recall the German  one was called a Jeager Gewhere. and the Swiss the  FeldStutzer ,Eidgenössischer Stutzer

http://www.schiferli.net/The%20Swiss%20Feldstutzer%20M51.htm

[Chris Treichel]

Stutzen = literally to be shortened... Jaegerbuechse = hunting rifle... Scheibenbuechse= target rifle

1. [zu stutzen in der veralteten Bedeutung »(in modischer Kleidung) umherstolzieren«, eigentlich wohl = steif aufgerichtet umhergehen] (veraltend abwertend) eitler, auf modische Kleidung Wert legender Mann

To stutzen in the old form (in fancy clothes) umherstolzieren, really well= to walk about stiff and upright, (aged) full of oneself, someone who places great value in their clothes ( synonym would be a dandy)

2.[zu stutzen] knielanger, zweireihiger Herrenmantel  [to stutzen] kneelength, two rowed men's coat

Beim Stutzen (oder, je nach regionaler Mundart, auch: Stutzer) handelt es sich um ein vergleichsweise kurzes, besonders handliches Jagdgewehr mit gezogenem Lauf (also eine Büchse). Der Stutzen ist typisch für den süddeutschen/alpenländischen Raum.

By the Stutzen (or by regional dialect also: Stutzer) is meant a shortened, handy hunting gun with rifled bore (so it is a rifle). The Stutzen is typlical of the Southern German/Alps area. 

[Chris Treichel]

That one rifle looks to have an old fashioned target rifle style sight.  Very similar to the snail looking ones the Swiss liked (like to one on the Vetterli). 

[Captchee]

thank you Chris , very informative.
 that’s why I was wondering  about the 2nd stock in the photo’s .
 nose cap looks  close by the photos  and it apears to have an O to R barrel , just as the one i own does 

 The one I have also has only a single trigger , not double sets .
 The lock has a very heavy main spring and is factually a mule to cock  , but the trigger pull is simply smooth as silk and rather light .

Anyway , I don’t want to draw away from the topic . I was just hoping that if the possibility was there , maybe I could get some measurements or drawings from an original stock

[runastav]

Hi guys, and thank you!
The old P-1853 & Snider Lock from IMA-USA.COM  was not so bad to be so old, one new screw was made and a little grinding and it smokk on plase Not perfect, but it work.
Runar
See no swiwel link in photo? I lost it outside when cleanig the parts me idiota new was made

[KLMoors]

Makes me feel good to know somebody else loses parts! 

[runastav]

Hi Guys!
The 2 Schuetzen lock plate ned to be weld up on the edge. When I will stikweld, a buddy say I can TIG weld it for you :)Thank you AJ!
So now is # 2 finish, the sear arm is bend down and reharden. The hammer on this one is almost perfect math with the nipple.
Runar

[runastav]

Hi!
# 3 lock in plase, This rifle have a funny rear sight adjustable in hight must produce new missing parts. Have only a drawing of a J Myhrvold similar sigth, the frontsight is high not shoot in jet.
Runar
Before welding




It have a sun shield cover

















The hammer bend

[Kermit]

This just gets more amazing, Runar!

[multifasciatus]

Hi


Super Runar!
Great looking sight.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Runastav, it's great to see the project moving along so well.  Personally, I'd like to see you replace that snaky hammer, with one that just cleared the fence and had a little more meat, like the one in the illustration of the rear sight.

[runastav]

Hi, and thank you all!
Taylor, my doctor say it is better to be slim or to be fat HeHe Missing sling button made, I use a wagon bolt perfekt litle work in the latch. Missing ramrod with horn rod tip made.
Runar

[KLMoors]

Brilliant use of a carriage bolt!

[runastav]

Hi and thank you KLMoors!
A collector friend was here and he bring his very nice Myhrvold rifle. And yes Taylor ofcoarse you have right the hammers are to high. So I cut, weld and file the 2 hammers and it looks much better I think. The Myhrvold rifle have a very nice rearsight, think I will make one for the underhammer rifle
Runar
Before the hammer fix

Cut and weld

Finish

[runastav]

Hi Guys!
Plum Brown is nice and easy, the rifles is now ready for testshooting. I will go over the stocks later
Runar

[duca]

Awesome! Great job man! 

[KLMoors]

Good grief! That didn't take long at all.

Well done!

[pushboater]

All I can say is WOW!  What a tranformation.  From junk to shootable in no time flat. You are truly an artist.  Thanks so much for the education.

Capt. David

[Kermit]

Maybe they should be called "resurection rifles." You surely have restored life to what was abandoned. I hope you will share your shooting experiences as well.