Need help identifying old muzzleloader

[Marcus]

I was given an old round ball 45 cal. muzzleloader, markings on the barrel read MFG. FOR ULTR-HIGH BY MIROKU JAPAN 30569.
Any help identifing it would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone has an idea of what it is worth would also help.

 

[eph289]

I have one. I can't identify it any more than what's stamped on the barrel. My wife bought it for me as a christmas present. She paid $49 for it. This was nearly 35 years ago.It's been a good pistol. I've shot alot of snowshoe hare and one whitetail buck. I can't think that it's value is too great being it's made in japan. I hope someone has some info on it .I'm interested too.

 

[faw3]

You both really need to put pics up so someone can see what ya got. MIROKU JAPAN is well known by older shooters here. FRED :hatsoff:

 

[tom hargrove]

were they not the company that made the bbls for dixie`s tenn. rifle and some of the browning shotguns?

 

[arquebus]

Yes they make the Browning Citori O/U shotguns, along with the Browning BL-22, BLR, & a number of other models. In fact in Australia, & maybe other contries, all of the above firearms were sold under the Miroku label (ML-22, MLR, etc.). I'm pretty sure they even make the modern Winchester Models 1886, 1892, 1895, M.71, etc.

 

[BEP]

And the Brown Bess muskets made by them for Dixie and probably others as well are highly prized by shooters; some people feel that they're better quality than Pedersolis.

 

[bavarialand]

correct, they make all the top=dollar Browning and Winchetser guns.
although since winchester just went belly-up i'm not sure if they still make them.

 

[boar]

I bought a 45 kentucky rifle in 82 for 75.00 and it had the 2-peice stock, was a good shooter, I gave it to my brother and he killed a deer with it. I think he still has it. My buddy had one just like it and he shot deer with his. They are like the CVA kentucky rifles. Dilly

 

[faw3]

Hope that all helps and I do belive they did make some of the better barrels for Dixie, like the Tenn Rifle long way back also. Fred :hatsoff:

 

[wszumera]

Eph289

Take a picture of it. I'll be over in a bit to put it up on my web space.

Clutch

 

[wszumera]

This is eph289's pistol. Eph289 is my uncle. Under each image is a higher resolution link. Got to be nice to people on dialup like uncle. :winking:

[url] http://wess.freeshell.org/mlf/pistol/leftside.jpg[/url]

[url] http://wess.freeshell.org/mlf/pistol/rightside.jpg[/url]

[url] http://wess.freeshell.org/mlf/pistol/repair.jpg[/url]

His mainspring broke. He made a clamp and it keeps going and going....

[url] http://wess.freeshell.org/mlf/pistol/break.jpg[/url]

Here is where the hammer broke. Uncle silver soldered it back together.

Clutch