I bought this chunk gun at auction last week. Its a very heavy 1'' octagon , .36 cal. 46'' long barrel . Stock is of curly maple. The gun looks old, and lots of rough around the drum and nipple and un marked lock area . I have not pulled the barrel off as the rusted barrel pins might do more damage coming out. But barrel is solid in its wood cradle. Bore was surface rusty and red, but very shoot able. The only identification , is on the side where it is stamped " I & D LITTLE .Thank You...
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Good Morning, Bought a percussion chunk gun , Looking for Info
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Nice looking gun. These were purpose built for shooting in the chunk gun or the over the log matches. I am curious. Most of theses match guns do not have a half cock. Since they were only used for target shooting and the lock would require a fly in the tumbler to cover the half cock notch on firing, no half cock was required.
Interesting you say that , as it will not stay on any cocking position. I have not had the lock off as of yet. Thank you
The inability to stay at full cock could be a backing out adjustment of the set trigger release screw. You may have to take the set trigger group off as well if the adjustment screw is not the issue.
I will look into that, I didn't realized how difficult this long gun is with my short work bench. I think I have to remodel... thank you again sir.
The set trigger was not the issue, turned out the lock is just plain wore out. Sear point to tumbler was rounded over. And you were dead right on it having no safety notch too. Thanks again. Bill
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IMO, the initial might actually be a "J", and not an "I".
If so, J & D Little of Bellefonte, Pa., were mid-19th century percussion gun and gun barrel makers.
If so, J & D Little of Bellefonte, Pa., were mid-19th century percussion gun and gun barrel makers.
Pietro Thank You ever so much, I did not think it was that old because it not in that bad of shape, and bore is a little rusty red but smooth. I'm going to shoot it come spring. Very kind Sir.
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