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SwatLorD

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Dear all,

My girlfriend's parents found three old percussion rifles in Poland. I have tried to find the exact types online, but it is very difficult. I guess one is Swedish and another one is german, but I cannot find the same type online. Can you help me out with a type or name for each of these 3 shown?

Rifle 1: Barrel 105cm / stock 41 cm ** Stamps visible on pics
Rifle 2: 99.5cm / stock 40 cm ** Stamps visible on pics
Rifle 3: 99.5 cm / 41 cm ** No stamps

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I am no expert for sure, but just at a glance the first one looks like a cut down "sporterized" military musket. Maybe from the mid 1800s?

The other two as well could be that too, and look to be home "projects"

It is what appears to be a bayonet lug on the first one that gave me that impression.

Sporterizing surplus military arms has historically been a popular recycling method for centuries, still is to some extent although today's military arms do not lend themselves to it so well, and those that did are getting too old and valuable to make it cost effective as it has been in the past.
 
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