Early Jaeger Rifle ca.1680-1690

[Bob Riegl]

:hmm: Chris that is some butt on that gun---with that cheekpiece---it kind of looks like it might have been rather clumsy to shoot with the old German boiled wool hunting clothing of the era. :thumbsup:

 

[Stophel]

There has not been, before nor since, as purely ergonomically designed a shooting machine as a well-built 18th century German rifle!
:wink:

I'll bet that cheekpiece feels like a dream! :grin:

 

[mckutzy]

cool, i was not sure as im unfermiluar with these types of ' rifle's ' :thumbsup:

 

[fishindoc]

awsome workmanship-imagine not a single power tool or electric light. have you guys ever seen the video of wallace gusler at colonial williamsburg virginia making a gun by hand. it is an amazing video and still available
joe

 

[dave_person]

Hi Andreas,
Are you sure that the gun is from the 17th century? It really looks like something made in the period 1710-1740.

dave

 

[Gary]

Look at the carving style and see what it contemporary with in terms of furniture design. That's a general indication of what was in fashion for the period it was made.

 

[hawkeye1755]

Hi Andreas,
Are you sure that the gun is from the 17th century? It really looks like something made in the period 1710-1740.

dave

He Dave, i haven't a clue.I was surprised by the time 1680-1690 and i hoped that some guys like Chris(1720-1740) or Mike(1700-1720) could say more about the time.
:hatsoff:

 

[Okwaho]

wow, now thats nice, i wonder if that is a rifled piece. well it would be easier to rifle than that made of steel that is. probably made my hand with no much in the way of powered machinery.

Jaeger rifles are by definition....rifled. :v

The term Jaeger has come to mean a generic term for German guns whether hunting rifles as is the case here and military guns such as were carried by Hessian soldiers in the Rev. War. George Shumway in "Rifles of Colonial America" starts off by illustrating 12 German rifles of which 5 are smoothbored.This translates into 42% smoothbored guns all with octagon to round barrels and one rifled octagonal to round barrel.This is close to the ratio of rifled to smoothbored barrels on very early Pennsyvania rifles.
Tom Patton

 

[Stophel]

One time I went through all my German gun books and auction catalogs and counted rifles and smoothbores. I got a ratio of about 60:40 rifles to smoothbores. In "real life" however, I do see more German smoothbore guns than rifles!

(note how I never use the word "Jaeger" to refer to a rifle! One of my many, many peeves.)