[zmoreira]

Hi all,

A relative gave me this, found in his late father's garage. What is it?

 

[animalspooker]

Clearly I know what to do with it. Mail it to me!

 

[Oakleaf]

Sorry but I don't know what it is. However, a gunsmith could probably tell you if it could be restored, if restoration would ruin any historic value it may have (some things are better left in original condition), or if it would never be fireable but would be a cool wall hanging.

 

[thebeav]

My wood stove is so hungry right now......

 

[jwrauch]

Looks like a battlefield relic. No matter what you do with it, it will be a wall hanger.

 

[Jack Ryan]

If you take it in the house seal that wood good. Looks to be full of powder post beetles.

 

[rando]

I dont know but some wood borers or termites had a field day on that stock.

 

[renegade2]

Trapdoor?

 

[cjleete]

Looks like a battlefield relic. No matter what you do with it, it will be a wall hanger.

pretty sure that's a shotgun.

 

[renegade2]

pretty sure that's a shotgun.

Could be. I was just going by the way the hammer looks.

 

[jdavis]

It is difficult to tell a great deal by the photos. I does appear to have a percussion rifle lock. However, the barrel is not positioned properly for a snail and nipple. The barrel appears to be held to the forearm with some type of twine, leading me to think that that it was a victim of some shoddy repairs. The barrel appears to be too thin for a shotgun. If there are no markings on the gun, it may have been produced by one of many regional makers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Regardless, this gun is definitely in the wall hanger category.