Old Rifle found today

[fossis]

While searching a houseplace for the third time, I found
several 'Relics', stove lid, stove parts, harness buckles, several
metal objects, & an old 'Rifle'.
The place must have had two or three different houses, as there are older objects, up to 1950's coins, & truck parts.
Maybe someone can tell me the 'type' of the rifle, (or shotgun).

Fossis..............

 

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[ivan salis]

whats the bussiness end look like? big hole --shotgun ---small hole rifle

 

[bcs123]

looks like a single shot shotgun.. nic finds

that's what it looks like to me or ma by a flare gun

 

[fossis]

whats the bussiness end look like? big hole --shotgun ---small hole rifle

Wierd part is, Don't find a trigger, or hole for one.
Heres another pic of the front.

Fossis..............

 

[birdman]

Looks like a flare gun to me. Cool find.

 

[ivan salis]

looks like makings of a old single shot shotgun to me.(minus the barrel and the wood stock rotted away)

 

[Burdie]

Neat finds congrats and HH
Burdie

 

[fossis]

Thanks folks for the input, good idea about the
' museum'.

Fossis.............

 

[Montana Jim]

Jeez Fossis - I have no idea... but that is a really interesting piece. No trigger but an obvious hammer?

Good luck with the ID...

Jim

 

[John (Ma)]

Great looking finds.

 

[watercolor]

Nice old relics!

The gun thing almost looks like part of a "signaling" / "booby-trap" device (homemade?) that could be discharged using a trip-wire. Just a guess.

 

[fossis]

Jeez Fossis - I have no idea... but that is a really interesting piece. No trigger but an obvious hammer?

Good luck with the ID...

Jim

After close scrunity, the round piece on the bottom
could be the trigger,(bent in a circle?)

Fossis........

 

[fossis]

Great looking finds.

Thanks, Fossis...........

 

[aa battery]

It might be a small pistol that shoots a small shot gun shell.Kinda like a derringer.I use to have a 4-10 derringer over under.aa

 

[packerbacker]

Very unusual gun there Fossis. Looks like it would have to be a breakdown single shot. If it's a shotgun, it would have to be 4-10 gauge. Anything else would be too big. So, given that and the size of the hammer, I'm going with 4-10 breakdown shotgun. If I'm wrong, don't tell me, as I can't handle being wrong about anything.

 

[wesfrye53]

It looks like you found all sorts of goddies there Fossis!

 

[scotto]

Great finds bud! Is that the same place Gina and I hunted with you earlier this year?

 

[d2]

Looks like it is gonna be a single barrel shotgun but I have never seen
a receiver that came back and down like that and it be made of metal.
Keep us posted on it...d2

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice array of things.
Buckles look pretty good!

 

[piggman1]

You got me on this one, but it's a really cool find! way to go!