Percussion gun identification

[Micah faust]

Hi I'm new to collecting fire arms mostly WW2 but I wanted to branch out to older weapons I don't know anything about this rifle/shotgun other then it's lock is common as its a golcher and I've been told it's 66 Cal and 16 gauge and so it can fire both shotgun and ball or whatever rounds it uses it's extremely light the barrel is thin there is no other markings

 

[Micah faust]

Hi I'm new to collecting fire arms mostly WW2 but I wanted to branch out to older weapons I don't know anything about this rifle/shotgun other then it's lock is common as its a golcher and I've been told it's 66 Cal and 16 gauge and so it can fire both shotgun and ball or whatever rounds it uses it's extremely light the barrel is thin there is no other markings

Found this marking it's hard to see it looks elg without the crown

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Looks like a single shot, Belgian trade shotgun. For a shotgun of that period the barrel is rather thick. IF the interior isn't too bad you may be able to replace the nipple and actually use it. IF it's choked it will make a nice squirrel and turkey gun.

LD

 

[Micah faust]

Looks like a single shot, Belgian trade shotgun. For a shotgun of that period the barrel is rather thick. IF the interior isn't too bad you may be able to replace the nipple and actually use it. IF it's choked it will make a nice squirrel and turkey gun.

LD

Thank you

Looks like a single shot, Belgian trade shotgun. For a shotgun of that period the barrel is rather thick. IF the interior isn't too bad you may be able to replace the nipple and actually use it. IF it's choked it will make a nice squirrel and turkey gun.

LD

Any way I can tell if it's choked?

 

[TFoley]

First thing to do is to get it checked out for safe condition before you even think of putting powder down the barrel.

 

[Micah faust]

First thing to do is to get it checked out for safe condition before you even think of putting powder down the barrel.

Yea I'm gonna wait till I get it professionally gone over before I do anything

 

[TNGhost]

Found this marking it's hard to see it looks elg without the crown

IIRC Turner Kirkland/Dixie Gun Works imported a fair number of these Belgian shotguns in the 60s and 70s, so that may account for the thicker barrel, being of more modern manufacture.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Thank you

Any way I can tell if it's choked?

Yeah, but you will really need a special tool. IF you're going to have it checked by a pro then have that guy check for a choke. There are two types of choking, "Jug Choke" and "Modern Choke", and as TNGhost mentioned, if it was a Belgian gun made in the 20th century, it might have either.

LD

 

[TFoley]

Yeah, but you will really need a special tool. IF you're going to have it checked by a pro then have that guy check for a choke. There are two types of choking, "Jug Choke" and "Modern Choke", and as TNGhost mentioned, if it was a Belgian gun made in the 20th century, it might have either.

LD

...or neither.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

...or neither.

TRUE!

LD

 

[SDSmlf]

Yea I'm gonna wait till I get it professionally gone over before I do anything

Have you at least confirmed the gun is not loaded?

Found this marking it's hard to see it looks elg without the crown

I have found using a piece of old chalkboard chalk like they used when many of us were in school works well. When rubbed over the metal surface, the chalk helps make any markings much more visible, and it’s easily cleaned up leaving no evidence anything was done. As an example, both the following photographs were taken at about the same distance with the same camera and lighting (handheld, so slight difference). Difference is that before the second photograph chalk was rubbed into the engraving. Believe you can see that one is significantly easier to read than the other. No other adjustments or funny business between the two photographs.

 

[Micah faust]

Have you at least confirmed the gun is not loaded?


I have found using a piece of old chalkboard chalk like they used when many of us were in school works well. When rubbed over the metal surface, the chalk helps make any markings much more visible, and it’s easily cleaned up leaving no evidence anything was done. As an example, both the following photographs were taken at about the same distance with the same camera and lighting (handheld, so slight difference). Difference is that before the second photograph chalk was rubbed into the engraving. Believe you can see that one is significantly easier to read than the other. No other adjustments or funny business between the two photographs.

I'll

Have you at least confirmed the gun is not loaded?


I have found using a piece of old chalkboard chalk like they used when many of us were in school works well. When rubbed over the metal surface, the chalk helps make any markings much more visible, and it’s easily cleaned up leaving no evidence anything was done. As an example, both the following photographs were taken at about the same distance with the same camera and lighting (handheld, so slight difference). Difference is that before the second photograph chalk was rubbed into the engraving. Believe you can see that one is significantly easier to read than the other. No other adjustments or funny business between the two photographs.

Yea I confirmed it's not loaded before I even bought it