[Hunterdan]

I picked up a rifle today and can't make out the markings very well What I seem to see is ( 2,o5 grN MP 7/?)

There are some other markings just below these that seem to start with a Numeral 1???

It has set triggers, octagonal bull barrel, engraved silver receiver, lever moves to the left to break open the breech. It also has an adjustment screw at the hammer and the triggers. Pics shortly.

Thanks for any help,
Daniel

 

[Hunterdan]

 

[ronn47]

I'm thinking it is Belgium or French
What size bore?
30 cal or smaller would make it a Rook rifle

 

[Hunterdan]

I'm thinking it is Belgium or French
What size bore?
30 cal or smaller would make it a Rook rifle

Thanks for the tips. I just found some proof mark's cleverly hidden in the engraving. One set is a crown over a capital B and the other is a crown over a capital U. From some googling it seems those are german proof marks. Looks like a 22 cal. bore but don't know how to tell for sure. I've looked at many rook and flobert style rifles online and none look exactly like this one or have a release lever which moves sideways like this one.

 

[cubrock]

Those proofs sound very Belgian to me. Style of rifle is as well. Could be German, but clear pics of the proofs would tell for sure.

 

[Sneakymedic]

Thats a cool rifle.

 

[Hunterdan]

Thats a cool rifle.

Thanks, Proofs are too small to capture but after looking again they are the same style crown and letters as proofs on a german mauser I found online.

 

[Sneakymedic]

So is it like a fancy single shot deer rifle, or shotgun or what? It looks as whoever would have had it had some dinero in its time.

 

[JamesLFlowers]

In some ways it looks like a Maynard, like the No14 but not exactly. Same with a Wurfflein, similar but not quite

 

[cubrock]

So is it like a fancy single shot deer rifle, or shotgun or what? It looks as whoever would have had it had some dinero in its time.

Depends on caliber. Could be a single shot hunting rifle (called a stalking rifle), a rook rifle (made to shoot pests out of the garden/yard), or a parlor gun (made for indoor target shooting).

It was very common for any of the above to be heavily embellished for the gentleman owner.

 

[Hunterdan]

So is it like a fancy single shot deer rifle, or shotgun or what? It looks as whoever would have had it had some dinero in its time.

In some ways it looks like a Maynard, like the No14 but not exactly. Same with a Wurfflein, similar but not quite

Depends on caliber. Could be a single shot hunting rifle (called a stalking rifle), a rook rifle (made to shoot pests out of the garden/yard), or a parlor gun (made for indoor target shooting).

It was very common for any of the above to be heavily embellished for the gentleman owner.

I looked at the models mentioned and yeah it does favor them somewhat. As far as caliber I was told it was a 22lr. I placed a 22lr in the chamber right next to my stevens 22lr and they both accept the 22lr perfectly. I'm thinking it may have been shooting 22BB ammo back in the day.

 

[Sneakymedic]

That sure is a find. Absolutely beautiful.

 

[Hunterdan]

Thanks.