Smithsonian Rifle

[Artificer]

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

[G-Man]

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

[Artificer]

Guy,

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

[rich pierce]

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.