Interesting smoothbore.

[bpd303]

I bought a long barreled percussion muzzleloader from an old timer about 20 years ago that was described as a poke stock shotgun. It is smooth bore and 20ga wads fit and fire fine with an ounce of shot over 2 1/4 drams of FFG. It looks like the lock is a Springfield with a modified hammer, but there are no markings anywhere. It has a false patch box.

The overall length is 58 1/4 inches and the barrel is 42 1/4 to the breech plug & hexagon 12 1/2 inches from the breech plug then round with a brass dovetail rear sight and brass post front. The muzzle measures .634 and tapers down to .590 about 4 inches in. It shoots a .575-patched ball with reasonable accuracy for a smooth bore. A while back on another forum someone suggested it might have a Pope stock design.
Sure would like to have more info about it.

 

[bpd303]

My last two photos were coming out too large...try again.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Looks like someone built it from odd parts from Numrich......would be fun to shoot though. :grin:

 

[zimmerstutzen]

There were some odd Austrian guns with stocks that looked like target rifle stocks but we're smooth. That strange muzzle cone is on two German smooth bore guns i have. Almost looks like a Prangerstutzen.

 

[bpd303]

The photos that were too large.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

After seeing the "patch box" I Agree it is probably cobbled parts. That did happen frequently 50 to 60 years ago.

 

[Alden]

I do like it much -- looks so comfy to lock into and shoot. Puppy is cute too.

 

[bpd303]

It is a nice shooter. My wife loves it, fairly light and well balanced and points well.

The brass ram rod pipes are soldered to the barrel. The ramrod looks home made with a brass end that screws into the steel rod with a tow worm turned into the other end.

The barrel is attached to the forearm with a single machine screw to a post soldered to the barrel, which the ramrod passes through.

The brass trigger guard looks to be a modified musket guard.

 

[hawkeye2]

The lock is not a Springfield, not even close.

 

[hawkthrower]

Very neat no matter what its parentage.

 

[bpd303]

So far the closest I could come to is the 1842 Springfield lock (modified). If not a Springfield any ideas? https://www.google.com/search?q=18...842SpringfieldM1842LockDated1847.htm;1024;768

 

[lyman1903]

nice looking stock, I like the design,

 

[bpd303]

I bought a long barreled percussion muzzleloader from an old timer about 20 years ago that was described as a poke stock shotgun. It is smooth bore and 20ga wads fit and fire fine with an ounce of shot over 2 1/4 drams of FFG. It looks like the lock is a Springfield with a modified hammer, but there are no markings anywhere. It has a false patch box.

The overall length is 58 1/4 inches and the barrel is 42 1/4 to the breech plug & hexagon 12 1/2 inches from the breech plug then round with a brass dovetail rear sight and brass post front. The muzzle measures .634 and tapers down to .590 about 4 inches in. It shoots a .575-patched ball with reasonable accuracy for a smooth bore. A while back on another forum someone suggested it might have a Pope stock design.
Sure would like to have more info about it.

The missing pictures.

Let me know if you would like to see more.