My new antique Side by Side Flintlock

[German Jäger]

Hello Friends,
Here my new Shotgun! Its a 20 Gauge with Bajonett. Can you tell me some Information how old from where ect?!

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

French probably 1800 or a bit earlier, maybe 17 80s. Don't pull the triggers with out flint in the jaws, you'll snap the heads of the clocks off.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

very nice gun what gauge is it?

 

[smo]

It made me cringe when I saw the first cock fall….

Very nice gun

 

[German Jäger]

Ok the video was makre from the seller he did know it betterwhats about the bayonett?! 20 gauge

 

[nhmoose]

I would think for Boar hunting.

 

[German Jäger]

I think the same but i dont have see it before, its a smoothbore i also can use Balls and Shot?! How old it colud be? From France?! Have snyone such one?! In use?

 

[smo]

Any markings on the gun or bayonet?

 

[andy52]

With the bayonet, I would lean more toward a coach gun to defend against highwaymen.

 

[smo]

Check for proof marks, that should help determine the origin & age of the gun..

 

[German Jäger]

Ok very nice, what do you think about worth?! Is its rare?!

 

[OLUT]

This type "mid grade quality" European flintlock shotgun in America is not rare, but the bayonet to fit on this flint double barrel type gun is VERY UNUSUAL! ( bayonets on percussion double barrel shotguns were used by confederate soldiers in our Civil War). Can you show a photograph with the bayonet mounted on the barrels to show how it is secured in place?

Flint hunting bayonets for single barrel boar rifles are more common, as shown by my photo

 

[German Jäger]

Yes , its goes over the front bead . It have also a box in rear stock for it

 

[Capt. Jas.]

With the bayonet, I would lean more toward a coach gun to defend against highwaymen.

Actually a small bayonet was common on some guns for the coup de grace on game.

 

[Eterry]

Yes , its goes over the front bead . It have also a box in rear stock for it

What does the bore measure, millimeters is fine.

 

[Eterry]

I saw a gentleman from Colorado use an original French 14 bore double flintlock at the RRR Shotgun Soiree a few years back.

We watched him break 25 birds straight, then 25 more in a tiebreaker, then dropped a bird and won with 24 birds the next day.

The comb has so much "gingerbread" I don't know how he shot it.

 

[German Jäger]

Okthe bore can i measure in the next days when i have the gun here.

 

[SDSmlf]

Sieht sehr interessant aus.

 

[German Jäger]

Danke, ja dind sogar noch welche zu verkaufen!

 

[German Jäger]

Danke diese sind noch zu haben