Looking for information on a smaller sized rifle

[1900colt]

I have had this in my collection for several years but have not been able to identify where it may have been made, who might have made it or how old it really is.

The dollar bill is there only to show how small this is, yet has a length of pull to fit me at 5'7"

The gun is 39 inches muzzle to toe
And pull is 13 inches from trigger to toe.

The bore is .50

The gun weighs 4.5 pounds

The lock has a safety that will block the hammer from falling.

Any information or discussion is more then welcome!

[Tanselman]

I had a somewhat similar rifle a few years ago, longer barrel, with similar safety on percussion hammer. Mine was signed by a German gunmaker, don't remember the name. Shelby Galliein

[Pukka Bundook]

Shelby,

I think you are not far out.
Trigger-guard style says s-w Germanic, or Belgian/France.  Lock looks very nicely put together.

A nice little rifle!
Are there any proofs under the breech?    Likely not if German, but maybe so if Belgian.

Richard.

[J Henry]

Second picture,back of the trigger guard looks like  a Match lock style.

[1900colt]

Shelby,

I think you are not far out.
Trigger-guard style says s-w Germanic, or Belgian/France.  Lock looks very nicely put together.

A nice little rifle!
Are there any proofs under the breech?    Likely not if German, but maybe so if Belgian.

Richard.

No proofs or markings anywhere that I could find.
I can break it down again today and look a bit closer at it though.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

It's a very nicely made little hunting/target rifle, c/w sling swivel studs, single set trigger, and chequered wrist.  I see no rib on the barrel, and the rod passes through a throated tenon where the barrel slide (key) passes below the rod, like double barrel shotguns use.

[Bob Roller]

A nice high class light hunting rifle with very good parts.That is a high end
lock for sure.The whole assembly has a German look to me and it might be
German or Austrian, Have you removed the barrel to see is there are any
names or proof marks.A European gun usually has proof marks of some kind.
The set trigger looks French to me because of the visible adjustment screw.
I had a single set trigger that was adjusted by relaxing the tension on the
spring that controlled the latch that gave it "set"capability to begin with.
Bob Roller

[1900colt]

A nice high class light hunting rifle with very good parts.That is a high end
lock for sure.The whole assembly has a German look to me and it might be
German or Austrian, Have you removed the barrel to see is there are any
names or proof marks.A European gun usually has proof marks of some kind.
The set trigger looks French to me because of the visible adjustment screw.
I had a single set trigger that was adjusted by relaxing the tension on the
spring that controlled the latch that gave it "set"capability to begin with.
Bob Roller

I did remove the barrel and action again... nothing found under it either unfortunately.

I'm glad to know where this might have come from now!  I had no idea if this was American or what it was or could be.

I'm very happy to read the responses too regarding this as I have had little success in the past,  other then learning what type of lock it is.

It may have to go out and be fired again soon...