can you identify this old shotgun?
Any guesses as to what this old shotgun might be? I only know it is a little smaller that 12 gauge (probably 16 gauge), has an overall length of 39.5", and has spent time in Bubba's Boutique. The numeral 677 is imprinted on the side; that's the only mark I see on the firearm. Tin buttplate is probably homemade. The underlever breaks the breech; the percussion hammer strikes the firing pin. Rear sling swivel may be original, but front sling swivel is definitely an add-on. Thank you for your help.
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Greetings! Looks like a custom job to me; a percussion lock wedded to a breech-loader. Certainly old, the underlever system was common in the second half of the 19th century. At this late date it would be very difficult to put a name to it, since the backwoods artisan who performed the surgery was insufficiently proud of his work to sign it. 0 -
I really like the nail holding the forearm on, the checkering on the head is a great addition.
All joking aside, did you look under the barrels to see if any proofmarks exist, they might help in at least identifying country of origin.
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Thank you for helping me. Nothing under the barrel-- no proofs, no symbols, no nothing. At first I thought it was a homemade Frankenstein shotgun. However, the trigger assembly, hammer, and firing pin fit together nicely. I think the percussion action is original to this firearm. 0 -
My 1911 Alfa catalog does not show the exact type.
Back action sidelock exposed hammer single shots typically had the even older Lefacheux forearm lever.
I see back action sidelock exposed hammer guns with snap type underlevers but they are double barrels.
Just means this is an intermediate type they did not carry.
Unnamed, used hard and crudely repaired, I doubt you will find out any details.0
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