Gun Identification

[CharlieRayT]

Can anyone help me identify this gun?

 

[Sam squanch]

Spanish percussion miquelet fowling piece.looks like a original percussion, not a conversion. Nice find! A few Spanish gun experts I hope will be along shortly!

 

[Sam squanch]

If you want to donate that to a good home let me know……

 

[CharlieRayT]

Thank you Sam.

 

[Sam squanch]

May want to gently clean the lock and barrel, may be some markings on them that would narrow down when and where in Spain, or even Mexico, it was made. Did you check to see if there was a load in it?

 

[CharlieRayT]

No Sir I have not but I will. Do you have any idea how old it may be. It was gifted to me by a dear friend who has since passed away.

 

[Sam squanch]

Spain started percussion systems with a cap roughly 1820. Your gun could have been made 1830’s to 1850’s. I think it has what they call a Madrid style stock . They exported these , too. Just a good simple shotgun. I would just clean it up a bit, and hang it on the wall , and think of your good friend when you see it!

 

[Sam squanch]

Maybe Rick in St. Louis can tell us more….

 

[CharlieRayT]

Funny thing is he was working in Germany around 1985 and he brought home several old guns he had acquired there. He packed them in the bottom of a couch and thus they made the trip to the US.

 

[Sam squanch]

Great!!! My aunt’s husband’s great aunt once MAILED him her dead husbands Luger , no FFL involvement! She just wanted it gone…

 

[Sam squanch]

That old Fowler sure put a lot of meat on the table back in the day!

 

[CharlieRayT]

I believe that is the original loading rod also.

 

[James C. Burnette]

Yes, that gun's name is Bob.

 

[CharlieRayT]

Yes, that gun's name is Bob.

“Bob”.....?

 

[James C. Burnette]

Yes, the OP asked " Can anyone help me identify this gun? " I recognised that gun, from a past gun show and his name is Bob.

 

[CharlieRayT]

Yes, the OP asked " Can anyone help me identify this gun? " I recognised that gun, from a past gun show and his name is Bob.

May have been one like it but I don’t think it was this gun.

 

[James C. Burnette]

You know what they say, they all look alike.

 

[user 48679]

Can anyone help me identify this gun?

It's an artifact...…

 

[hawkeye2]

It's an artifact...…

So it's Art and not Bob?

 

[oreclan]

Yes, that gun's name is Bob.

Maybe " Roberto"?