An unknown gun?Pls check it.
Hi Experts
I am from China.WW1 and WW2 were happend in our land.This gun was left by my grandfather.He was also know few of gun. Now I am owning this gun,I want to know further about it.Counld you tell me anything that you know or give me some key information.
Look forward to your reply.My Email address is pksu8@hotmail.com.
Many Thanks!
The link of the gun pictures: http://www.itaggit.com/Thing/108610-1/unknowed-gun
I am from China.WW1 and WW2 were happend in our land.This gun was left by my grandfather.He was also know few of gun. Now I am owning this gun,I want to know further about it.Counld you tell me anything that you know or give me some key information.
Look forward to your reply.My Email address is pksu8@hotmail.com.
Many Thanks!
The link of the gun pictures: http://www.itaggit.com/Thing/108610-1/unknowed-gun
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Unable, from the out of focus pictures, to even verify you have a gun. Better photographs needed. 0 -
Yes,I know my photos unclear.I will take clear close-up pictures.
But the link of gun has more than three pictures.You can drag the button what under three pictures.If I know how to upload pictures,I won't use this link.
Sorry to trouble!0 -
Pls check these!I can upload [:D] It has two pipes,length 176CM, Weight 16KG. 
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It looks like a shotgun or double rifle that may have been repaired or modified by a local gunsmith.
Incidentally, other than some Chinese troops helping to seize German ships and small areas with German settlers on the mainland, WW1 was not fought in China. Of course, WW2 was. This gun, in any case, appears older than either war.0 -
Weight 16 kg = 32 pounds!!
Length 176 cm = 69.3 inches (eg 5 feet 9 inches!!).
Based on the pictures and the large size of the gun and barrels, I'd guess its a "punt gun".
This is a very large caliber shotgun (eg an 8 gauge), used to shoot at entire flocks of birds at once. See here for an example:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7FeeamC4qk
Most of these guns were mounted on a boat, hence the name "punt" (boat) gun.
They were also usually built as custom guns by gunsmiths.
My guess is that's probably the case with this one. It looks like whomever built it knew what they were doing.
Identifying exactly who built this one and when is probably going to be difficult.
If you look carefully all over the gun, you might find some marks identifying the manufacturer, or country of origin. That might help.0 -
The pictures are not great, but I am sure I have never seen anything like this gun. It is probably a native design not seen outside China. Are the brass plates with the symbol and number the only markings on it?
As large as that, I wonder if it might not be a version of the Jingal or taiqiang, the Wall Gun used to defend a fortress.0 -
Just a note, in Howard Blackmore's book "Hunting Weapons" He mentions the preference of double barrel punt guns over single barrels by market hunters in China 0 -
Hi Thank you for some advice.I took some clear close up pictures.Those has some text on this gun.But I don't know how to Expand.I want to send them to an Volunteers who can upload on this web.If you can help me,pls left your Email address. I will Appreciate to you. 0 -
No Volunteers? Pls give me a hand. 0 -
pksu,
Welcome to the Gunbroker Forums! I realize this is a little late but I'm buried with work right now.
Please look at the top of this forum in the list of 'stickies' for the thread about posting pictures:
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=259294
If you follow the suggestion you should be able to post pictures yourself without waiting on volunteers. If you run into trouble post again or e-mail with my address which is located in my profile. It's a very simple process, not dissimilar to your work with the other website.
Now, here on Ask the Experts we lock topics at 10 posts since that should be sufficient to answer most questions. You should start a new topic just as you did the first time but with the new improved photographs. That way we get 10 more chances to try to help you.
Best.0
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