Any information on this rifle?

[Guy400]

This was another gun given to me and I've got no idea who made it, when they made it, etc. I've attached a few pics of it. The only markings on the gun are shown in the 2nd pic. That plate with the engravings is a door to a small recessed area in the stock. If anybody can tell me who may have made it or its approximate age I would appreciate it.

 

[Guy400]

Here's the close-up of the only markings on the gun.

 

[SDC]

Have you got a rough idea of the calibre (bore diameter and/or bolt-face)? Is it a magazine-fed bolt-action, or a single-shot bolt-action? The rear sight suggests it should be an older single-shot design for a fairly-large bullet, but I'd just be guessing after that without more info. A close-up shot showing the receiver from the rear of the bolt to the top of the chamber would probably tip someone off right away.

 

[Guy400]

I apologize for the lack of information in my original post. The calipers put the bore diameter at .650" and it's a single shot, beavertail bolt-action. It has a 32" barrel from the breech to the end. It has very heavy rifling. Here are some pictures.

 

[ACP230]

The crown on the patch box looks Belgian to me.

The long, protruding firing pin makes me think of a "needle gun," but that's a big guess.

I'll have to look through some books and see if I can find anything that looks like it.

 

[Jim K]

Oh, boy! I thought at first it was one of the Burton patent guns because of the shape of the bolt handle, but those used an interrupted thread, not a single locking lug. The original Burton patent was for a conversion of muskets to cartridge loading, so you might check to see if there is any indication of that in your gun. (The large bore could be one indication, perhaps it started out as a .69 caliber musket.)

It certainly appears to be military from the stock and markings; the set trigger indicates it was probably a sniper or sharpshooter's rifle.

I suggest examining the barrel and breech carefully, and removing the barrelled action from the stock, to see if there are proof marks. If there are, we might at least determine the country of origin.

Jim