Southern or plains rifle?

[cshirsch]

This is an interesting rifle.  Has some attributes of a southern made rifle and some of a Missouri style plains rifle.  .56 caliber, walnut half stock, all iron furniture with a patent (hook) breach.  What do y'all think?

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I would not be surprised to find that rifle made in St. Louis for the western trade...a plains rifle.

[smokinbuck]

I also go with a "plains" rifle.
Mark

[Smokey Plainsman]

Looks like a native trade gun.

[Taylorz1]

I vote for plains rifle as well ! Best

Zack

[Curt J]

I vote for it being a Plains Rifle. There were lots of them made in the upper Midwest, and by no means just in St. Louis.

[Bob Roller]

Plains rifle.Simple construction,all function and no dress up. I like it.

Bob Roller

[oldtravler61]

   Plains rifle is my bet.  .. Plain, simple and functional...perfect..Oldtravler

[Taylorz1]

It follows a pretty typical form of plains rifles coming out of PA. The Slotterbek (slotterbeck, slotter)brithers come to mind as  pretty prolific makers that built guns twin to that one. Usually the slotterbek guns are marked "slotter and bro" in a little inverted V on the top flat. Sometimes they will be marked with the distributor they were being made for ie AJ Plate. That gun really looks like a slotterbek which is why I had mentioned it when emailing. All the best

Zack