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Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 9:52:38 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline check this out.... My sisters attic under the floor in bedroom ceiling they tore down.  Luv my sister & brother in law. Its 37'' long octagon barrel no idea how it fired with that second hammer of sorts. anybody ever see it before enjoy privvydigger   Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... Post #: 1

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 9:53:16 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline pic Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 2

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 9:53:58 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline pic Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 3

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 9:54:43 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline pic Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 4

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 9:55:36 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline pic Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 5

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 9:56:50 PM    lobeycat Posts: 6697 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline get a close up of the firing mechanism. Probably a 10 gauge. I fired an 8 gauge once and nearly tore my arm off _____________________________ http://youtu.be/YkdOqdpSc0A makes a man cry it does lol. (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 6

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 10:00:37 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline Could it be a ball and cap maybe? To small I think Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 7

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 10:01:53 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline pic Attachment (1) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 8

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 10:06:58 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline That is sweet.  < Message edited by RedGinger -- 1/17/2008 11:21:07 PM > (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 9

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 10:08:32 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4143 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline looks like it has a pin from the pics...  the Belgium imports were popular from the 1850's until 1880's or so...  I have a breaker 12 from Belgium, circa 1850's... its a beautiful gun. so as is yours! I bet yours is from the 50's 60's, I think the south imported them during the war or something... not sure on that though... should be a date at the bottom of the barrel or around the trigger mechanism... _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 10

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 10:14:44 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline In the fog I failed to mention it has markings It starts with an R under a crown and possibly an A under the R.  Then an arrow of sorts  then F L .22.L then ELG in a circle with a crown of sorts.  On the bottom it has a 6 a crest the initials HIH or MIH then clearly it is stamped JT then two things that look like hooks.   _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 11

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 11:09:31 PM    tftfan Posts: 1459 Joined: 5/11/2006 Status: offline Wow,,, good stuff. Now the next thing I would do is see how easy that but plate will come off,,,just incase there might be a little hollow space. (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 12

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/17/2008 11:15:30 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline oooohhhhhhhhhhhh ? :-) _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to tftfan) Post #: 13

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 6:04:08 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11906 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Thats a good old gun! I have a 22 that age ill show you a pic later got to go to work. Rick _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 14

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 6:17:02 AM    idigjars Posts: 1783 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline Privydigger, nice find.  Congratulations on your find and thanks for sharing the pics.  Paul (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 15

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 8:17:20 AM    bottlediger Posts: 2367 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline K I L L E R attic find!!! Thanks so much for sharing those pics! Just an awesome piece, keep em coming Digger Ry _____________________________ Professional Tumbling Services Digger Ry Style My Tumbling Page (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 16

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 10:44:53 AM    capsoda Posts: 9832 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Very nice find!!!! There should be plenty of info on the internet about it. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ http://www.bornagainamerican.org (in reply to bottlediger) Post #: 17

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 10:55:48 AM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline hey cap i've looked can't find it anywhere....i've emailed some antique gun places but no answers as of yet.  I usually find it here on the best site on the internet! ANTIQUE-BOTTLES.NET _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 18

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 4:58:49 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4143 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline that thar is a squirrel hunter special...  Only thing I know out of those marks is that it's a 22 long...  a good point was made to take off that butt plate... there is usual a little hollow in there, sometimes to attach the butt to the gun, and a good stash spot! I had a nice 1919 Winchester bolt breach .22, I sold it to a friend who dropped it a week later and split the butt!  that kinda sucked...  fun gun though... used to be able to shoot a quarter at 50 feet with that gun...  wonder if I could still do that? lol _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to privvydigger) Post #: 19

RE: Sweet!!!!!!!!! Attic find - 1/18/2008 10:35:55 PM    privvydigger Posts: 2597 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline I checked the butt out! I carefully unscrewed the screws....heart pounding and hands shaking I wanted to rip them out but I was careful! I noticed one screw was distress and the other not....I read up on these compartments and some of the things found in them.  Notes, gold, silver, rabbits foot.....the last screw comes out and the butt is a little loose....I wiggle and pry it and it comes loose.  The moment of truth.....ok here we go pop it off...it comes and I could not believe my eyes.  This happens to other people...these are stories you read about...never thinking it could happen to you....oh you pray for it....it usually comes when you least expect it and in this case not.  It was empty didn't even have a hole! enjoy privvydigger _____________________________ thx privvydigger gtr'dug Collector of all Coaldale & Lansford, And love digging Summit Hill, Mauch Chunk & Tamaqua, Pa. sodas, beers, milks..... (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 20

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