Maybe it might be a further lesson for us not so talented to be shown just what you go thru to do a restoration on something like this!Īs to how Lois found a pinfire cartridge in such good order.he's a magician! Great to see this old bird back on its feet again, you did wonders doing so, & yes there was no other way of doing so without losing it's originality. Never guessed the pinfire connection Lancaster - yes you cases will certain last a very long time! "a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V Yes- quite likely it was browned - a light 'wash of brown'. I wasn't sure how you were going to insert the primers or use percussion caps - good idea, Good work, Lancaster - soon as I saw it I thought - "HA!-those steel pin fire cases he's been building. Norwegian hunter misses moose, shoots man on toilet I see this in the hand of a swedish hunter on the coast were you dont have much cover so geese will see you and flying very high. Gun comes from sweden to denmark in 2006, Jørgen told me he never find a hint that shotguns bigger than 10 ga were used for geese hunting in denmark. hold the gun over the head into the sky its surprisingly good to handle and you can follow flying targets without problems. Gun will get a careful restoration - will see action on geese in autumn. Together with another belgian single shot gun, a 9 mm Flobert rimfire The pin can by glued in anytime you want or just stick into the hole before you fire the gun The secret of the screw, it hold a small rifle primer The chamber is actually very large, conical and it seems over 27 mm at the end.īarrel seems to be around 23 mm diameter so inch pincher will deny its a 4 ga. Turn the steel case down on the base from 26,8 mm to 26,3 mm what I measure on the gevelot pinfire cartridge. Here with a brass case 14,5x114 dummy round you see without necking up the steel case( I dont recommend this)you got 88 mm maximum out of this.ĭont worry about it, thinking by myself to shoot a shorter cartridge or lengthen the case with a paper liner.īUT, I never see it before this gun having only a 3,5" long chamber and my steel case cut to 87,5 mm fit perfect in length. The gun itself cost me the price of 20 cartridges so you can decide what is the better deal. To be prepared I bought a 4 ga, 4" long Gevelot made cartridge with the help of louis in france. I think the damascus barrel was brown once The barrel is hold by a wedge in the action, broken on one side once You see it before its a Lefaucheux or pinfire gun Never had a Francotte catalog in my hands but they exist One of the better known firms making best guns up to the great war Made by "A.Francotte Brevete A Liege" Auguste Francotte patent from Liege Its a very nice rifle and was clearly inspired by the short MS 1903 stutzen.Īnyway, back to the shotgun, you probably notice its bigger than normalĪ anchor +crown mark I am not seeing before, anyone knows?
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SN 380, 6,5x58RD, came from the estate of an old danish hunter who shoot his roe deer all the decades with this little carbine (50 cm barrel). Here it is with a Manton muzzle loader and a Schultz&Larsen M. Over the weekend I was in denmark where it begun to grab the thing Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others 190).*** Enjoy ? Participate and join in. Very attractive large frame Arendt/Lefaucheux revolver! Antique. Hardwood grips are in excellent condition, with only minor handling marks. All the internal parts of the revolver are in fine condition, with no visible wear. All the markings and numbers are clearly visible on metal. The cylinder's chambers are in excellent condition as well. Bore is in excellent condition with strong rifling. Most of the finish wear is on the grip and on the trigger guard. The revolver has about 70-75% of its original finish still present on metal. His major achievement was a modification and perfecting of the Lefaucheux pinfire revolver. Maurice Arendt manufactured firearms in Liege, Belgium from 1857 to 1889. Very high quality of machining and metal finish! The revolver is in all original condition. The front part of the cylinder displays following markings, "Crown over D". The latter mark is also stamped on the cylinder, along with a Liege proof. The right side of the frame displays following markings, "Arendt Brevete", "7" and "Crown over N". The design also features an Arendt patent protective ring for pins.
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The extractor rod is fitted to the lower part of the barrel. Francotte-type half-cock spring is fitted to the right side of the frame, just below the cylinder.
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Octagonal barrel with a full length rib and fixed front sights. Strong, closed top design with a cylinder bridge (attached by three screws to the frame).
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The Arendt pinfire revolvers are of the highest quality! Large size, Belgian style frame. DESCRIPTION: Very nice Arendt/Lefaucheux pinfire revolver.