question to the gun guys

[the-deuce]

A friend of mine was clearing out some land and the machine literally pulled this out of the ground.
any idea what it is or where it came from?
(plz no responses of: its a gun and it came from the ground)

it has london stamped/engraved at the base of the barrel. ill try to get some better pics next time i see him.



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[DevilMan]

It looks to me to be a kit black powder rifle.

I say kit for 2 reasons.

1. The checkering on the stock looks to be done with a a wood burner like a soldering iron, and it was done haphazardly by unsteady hands without the use of a ruler or pen to mark the exact lines and match them up properly.


2. The phillips head screw. Originally I saw the first pic and thought... wow!!! And old muzzle loader!!!! Then I saw the phillips head screw. Can't be that old. The fact of that and that the wood/metal are still only showing moderate wear and surface rust would tell me it's been in the ground maybe 1 year or so.

I'll look over the pics again and see if I can't find something else to better determine what it is, but since I can't see the full length to and you don't have any other pics I would say it was something akin to this...

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/images/PR0515.jpg

Which you can find more info on here ~> http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=917&osCsid=39f1a6a792f768dd883bd32e1c118a36

Best of luck... Still neat to find such a thing.

Oh and for the record.... It's a MuzzleLoader/Percussion An INLINE is also a percussion but it's cap is on the back basically where the velocity adjuster is for a standard automag. And a flint lock uses a piece of flint rock that is screwed in place on the striker arm.

DM

[Steelrat]

Hehe, I was also a bit excited at first, but the condition of the rifle is far, far too good to be a vintage piece. Still odd that it would just be buried in the ground, probably want to check with your local PD.

[Ando]

probably want to check with your local PD.

Hehe...I agree...Might have been used in a MDK :rolleyes:

But I thought you guys couldn't own guns in England?

DM is right about the screws...Phillip heads weren't invented till like the 30's or 40's