Jaeger Rifle

[benvenuto]

Interesting...
Tercerola was exclusively used for military guns.
Later in the piece there are references to the "Tercerola Winchester modello de 1876" :shocked2:
Civilians carried the "trabucco" (blunderbuss) or "escopeta" (shotgun is the closest translation, but originally they were light small calibre carbines about 24" barrel length)

 

[Highlander73]

Not to drag up an old post or anything, but I just read something of intrest here. From My knowledge(which aint much), and the few Germanic rifles I've seen most were big bore...like .60+ caliber. The post by Stopel said hes seen smaller calibers? I'm glad someone comfirmed what I had thought all along. Id like some more info on small caliber Germanic rifles.
High

 

[Stophel]

A good average would be about .58. Often larger, rarely much smaller.

The smaller caliber rifles (even into the .30's) are bird (or small game) stalking rifles (Vogelpirschbuechsen...or various other spellings of the same thing). Not exactly common, relatively speaking, but they're there. Also, by the way, usually having relatively long barrels...36" and up. The flexibility of the smoothbore gun pretty much won out for small game shooting, so there aren't all that many small bore rifles.

I may have a photo of one already internet accessible...I'll look and see...

Yep, here it is. About 1700 or so. The barrel is earlier and marked 1624. It's kind of odd. I wonder about the barrel. I don't doubt its age, just wonder what it was originally on, and if it was actually rifled to begin with, or if it was rifled later...

I've never seen one of these in person, but I'd sure like to get a hold of one.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I like it! I think I want one! :hatsoff:

 

[Highlander73]

I have 2 barrels here...one a short 36".36 caliber twist 1-48" maybe I'm not sure...well really dont remember the rate. I do know its a Green Mountain. I also have a slower twist 1-66" .45 caliber. Both barrels measure 13/16".
I was thinking seriously on building a lefty rifle similar to the Lefthand German sporting rifle in another post. I'm glad someone could clarify that not all German rifles are such a large bore. What would be a nice lock to use for a rifle like this ?
Also a buddy of mine has in his collection, and I dont have a picture as my camera is not working. A short .62 cal rifle that he said was a poachers rifle. Fairly thin swamped barrel, banana lock, shortened walnut stock, and smooth bore. This pretty common?
Highlander

 

[Stophel]

I've seen some of these "Poachers guns" for sale in the auction catalogs. Generally kind of cobbled-together things, often made up with old musket parts. Stubby barrels.

I think there are so few modern made German-style locks in right hand that are even close to looking right....none in left. Make one from a Siler left hand gunmakers lock kit (do they do a left hand gunmakers kit? if not, a regular Siler kit, suitably and heavily modified, would probably suit as well as anything else). :wink:

 

[aldebaran]

I got the planes for a "jäger rifle" from TOTW, but I'm not very happy with them.
The idea of a .62 smoothbore "poacher" flintlock is very interesting :hmm:.
Do you have any pics? Maybe I can modify a little bit the plans IOT obtain something nice.