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Offline Feltwad

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UK Park Rifle
« on: August 18, 2022, 11:10:54 PM »
Enclose  are images {Not a Long rifle} but a UK Park Rifle that may be of interest to members  It has a 36 Damascus  barrel it 40 cal made by English  gun makes Gasqoine & Dyson  This percussion rifle was used in the big estates parks for the control of pests and deer etc
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Offline smylee grouch

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2022, 11:16:29 PM »
First class in all respects. Thanks for letting us see it.  :)
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Offline Mattox Forge

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2022, 12:58:10 AM »
Feltwad,

Very nice piece there. That is a heavy looking barrel for a .40 caliber rifle. You wouldn't happen to know the the width of the barrel where it joins the breech piece and at the muzzle? I particularly like the shape if the bolster.

Mike
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2022, 02:17:11 AM »
That breech is typical of English guns of that time and that lock is like one of the 7 or 8 I made for this style of rifle.
It's a scaled down version of the full size match rifle locks and that gun may be as well.I have one of these locks started
but don't know if I will ever finish it and it hs a much better looking hammer than the one shown which may be a replacement.
Thanks for showing this one.
Bob Roller
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Offline Feltwad

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2022, 02:29:22 PM »
This is a original Park Rifle with no replacements  built approximately 1850 by Gasqoine & Dyson  of Manchester , Lancashire UK their business was at  1 Blue Boar Ct 1846-1852 then 26 Market Pace 1854- 1864
The measurements of the octangle Damascus barrel is 1 inch at the breech and tapers down to 7/10 inch at the muzzle
Feltwad
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Offline JBJ

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2022, 04:01:02 PM »
Thanks for showing such an elegant rifle!

J.B.
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Offline Pukka Bundook

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2022, 04:38:10 PM »
They do not come any nicer, feltwad!
Thank you. Lovely photos!

Wouldn't this fall under the category of" Rook and rabbit" rifle, old pal?
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2022, 04:45:27 PM »
Nice. Is it a bullet gun or a ball gun?
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Offline snapper

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2022, 05:19:23 PM »
Always love looking at English, Irish and Scottish guns.

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Offline Daryl

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2022, 07:14:42 PM »
Loverly indeed.
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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #10 on: August 20, 2022, 02:55:53 PM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on August 19, 2022, 04:45:27 PM
Nice. Is it a bullet gun or a ball gun?

I have shot   a ball  from it has a test fire  it was average at 100yards , the rifling may be more suited for a bullet  it is 6 groves and two full turns  in 36 inch barrel.

Pukka,
I would say it is neither  A rook or rabbit rifle that I have worked on although not many were a smaller calibre
Feltwad
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: UK Park Rifle
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2022, 07:43:06 PM »
Same twist as the Henry barreled Whitworth I had years ago.It will handle a 500 grain bullet.
Bob Roller
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