Shattuck Single shot Shotgun

[dzimmerm]

Hello,

I had some vacation time so during part of it I cleaned up an old shotgun that my wife got from a cousin. It was supposed to have been used by her grandfather.

The Butt pad indicates it is a CS Shattuck of Hatfield MASS weapon.

There is a very faint word stamped into the top of the barrel about 2 inches from the breech. That word is IDEAL .

The weapon is not shootable due to barrell corrosion, both inside and out. I basically wanted the mechanics of the receiver to function and they do now.

I found no information on this weapon anywhere on the web other than a brief mention of the CS Shattuck company and that it went out of business sometime around 1907.

The stock has damage to it where it wraps around the tang. I might try to repair the stock for cosmetic purposes but I would rather not replace it as it has matching seriel numbers to the barrell and receiver assembly.

The SN. is 10155, if I remember correctly.

It is a basic single barrel with breech load. The breech release is a lever on the top of the receiver, like some modern trap shooter shotguns. The trigger has no guard.

I think it might be a 12 guage but I have not measured the chamber nor tried any spent casings to see what fit. That is my next quest.

It was fun to try and figure out how to make the reciever work again. I had to replace two springs with modern versions. The trigger spring, which is just a short length of spring steel, is still there and works as it was originally intended. I had to manufacturer a hammer spring for it out of spring steel and configure a modern compression spring for the breech mechanism.

Has anyone run across this type of weapon before?

dzimmerm
dzimmerm "at" columbus "dot" rr "dot" com

 

[Jim K]

Shattuck made shotguns, spur trigger revolvers, and one pistol, called the Unique Palm Pistol, as well as marketing guns made by Iver Johnson. The date you mention appears to be a reasonable estimate of the date of manufacture of the gun.

As you are undoubtedly aware, that shotgun has almost zero collector interest and its value is negligible. Of course, it may have sentimental value to a member of the family, but that is not measurable in money terms. The stock might be repairable with a good wood glue for appearances, but it would not be strong enough to stand shooting. Further, because of the condition of the barrel, I can only suggest that the gun be made so it cannot be fired and hung on the wall as a piece of memorabilia.

Jim

 

[dzimmerm]

Easiest way

Jim,

I could drive the pin out that retains the firing pin and remove it. That would probably be the easiest way to make sure the weapon would not be accidentally used.

It is more or less a moot point though since it is just the wife and I at home. If someone were to steal the weapon I would not really care if it blew up in their hands,

I noticed the weapon did not have any monetary value. I more got a kick out of working on it rather than hoping to fix it up to increase it's value.

I come from a rather long line of people who work with materials. Metal, wood, fabric, and now composites, to fashion or repair tools of various sorts. I enjoy weapons from the machine aspect as well as from the shooting aspect.

Thanks for your reply

dzimmerm
dzimmerm "at" columbus "dot" rr "dot" com