epgorge
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I am looking for any information on a parlor gun. I will post a few pics. If there are any gun enthusiasts out there who can inform me, and wish to send me their email address, I will send more pictures, if needed. Thanks
This is from my uncle....info on the gun
Deb took these photos of this 22cal black powder "parlor rifle" (early indoor shooting range firearm early 1800's). The end of the barrel is only 5 1/4 inches long (like a pistol) you put a strap in the belt buckly and pull the action. There is a old set trigger and a trigger. You have to use the set trigger (it all works). You put a cap on the nipple and the fireing pin goes from the trigger action to the nipple and hits the cap. You put a wrench in the slots at the end of the barrel and can remove the 5 1/4" barrel. My gun smith did and found inside a 22cal ball with wading, the powder had dissolved, that is what is in the photo of the plastic bag. The wood work and the screws and the trigger system are very old according to my gun smith. The butt plate is wood and stained to a dark color. The sights were removed before I purchased this "parlor-rifle" and the intials on top of the octogon barrel are "RCL". Hope we did not overkill on the photos.
This is from my uncle....info on the gun
Deb took these photos of this 22cal black powder "parlor rifle" (early indoor shooting range firearm early 1800's). The end of the barrel is only 5 1/4 inches long (like a pistol) you put a strap in the belt buckly and pull the action. There is a old set trigger and a trigger. You have to use the set trigger (it all works). You put a cap on the nipple and the fireing pin goes from the trigger action to the nipple and hits the cap. You put a wrench in the slots at the end of the barrel and can remove the 5 1/4" barrel. My gun smith did and found inside a 22cal ball with wading, the powder had dissolved, that is what is in the photo of the plastic bag. The wood work and the screws and the trigger system are very old according to my gun smith. The butt plate is wood and stained to a dark color. The sights were removed before I purchased this "parlor-rifle" and the intials on top of the octogon barrel are "RCL". Hope we did not overkill on the photos.
