Odd little smoothbore

[godutch]

I stumbled across this recently at a strangers house and thought you all might enjoy it. The owners were calling it a carriage gun which sounds like it may not be far off. View attachment 20241005_120555.jpgView attachment 20241005_120645.jpgView attachment 20241005_120610.jpg

 

[springfield art]

I stumbled across this recently at a strangers house and thought you all might enjoy it. The owners were calling it a carriage gun which sounds like it may not be far off. View attachment 358596View attachment 358595View attachment 358594

I agree!

 

[rafterob]

Good example, first smoothbore I have seen. Usually a small caliber rifle. They often break down and can be stored in a case.

 

[godutch]

'Sorry Gents, the pics didn't go up as planned (?) This little guy is an underhammer, approx. 24-20 ga., and has a unique rr thimble/s in that they're both part of one piece of rolled sheet steel soldered to the bbl.

 

[godutch]

After I'd thought about it it occurred to me that maybe the reason for an underhammer was so it could lay nearly flat under a seat pad etc. (?) There were no markings on it that I could see.