Anyone have any information on this old Squirrel Gun?
We had one of these about 20 years ago, not as long or fancy, and can't remember all the information we knew then on it. From our memory these were old Squirrel Guns and that one was bought from the original owner that used it for such. This one is 55" long with a 39" barrel. Rifle is pretty heavy and a 9mm Luger starts to fit in the barrel muzzle end. Found one guy that believes this looks like one he remembers from the Vietnam era and was used to shoot monkeys. Can't see any maker mark, etc. on it. Butt plate on it is quite crude and possibly was replaced somewhere along the years but not sure. All else looks of better quality than the one we had years ago. Is there any book/etc that someone might lead us to to get more info? Any help would be grateful.
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Just a guess but I don't think it is all that old. Maybe middle eastern?? Maybe made in a cave in Pakistan??
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No offense! But it doesn't give the apparence, of being made as a 19 th Century percussion muzzleloader. More as a recently made, hobbyist garage project. Neither the wood or the metal parts have the patentia associated with age and continuous use.
Locks, hammers and other parts for building muzzle loaders, have been for made commercial sale since at least the 1960's.
The gunsmiths who built 19 th Century percussion muzzle loaders. Generally marked them with their name or the name of the dealer/hunter who ordered them.
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Ricci.Wright: 31546986667931/comments/31546986732443
Just a guess but I don't think it is all that old. Maybe middle eastern?? Maybe made in a cave in Pakistan??
Ricci might have have nailed it? Years ago at a show I ran across a guy who was selling various home made shotguns, that had been confiscated by the Japanese police. They got really strict gun laws over there, and you just don't make your own shotgun. Even if it's a muzzle loader. The brass parts and weird hammer and trigger. Kind of looks like those homemade Japanese guns that guy was selling?
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Old, another "bubba" but plate, most likely period correct to the firearm.
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don't know the maker or such, but if 9mm almost fit, my guess would be 36 cal barrell.....
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It would be helpful if you would check out the different parts with a magnet; my guess is that most are zinc.
Definitely not from the Hindu Kush (mountainous region where India/Pakistan/Afganistan meet.
My guess is that it is a US made "boy's rifle" from the early 1900's & sold in the back of boys magazines for $2 by mail order.
Neal
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nmyers: 31546986667931/comments/31546987301403
It would be helpful if you would check out the different parts with a magnet; my guess is that most are zinc.
Definitely not from the Hindu Kush (mountainous region where India/Pakistan/Afganistan meet.
My guess is that it is a US made "boy's rifle" from the early 1900's & sold in the back of boys magazines for $2 by mail order.
Neal
It looks like every part on it are magnetic except the trigger/guard.
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