Unusual small cal. BP rifle

btmckinney · December 31, 2010, 11:19 AM

A friend of mine asked that I look a BP rifle she had for a while as a wall hanger to see if it was shootable. It is a very small caliber rifle. A .22 bullet will not fit in the barrel but a .177 bb will. Thought maybe this was an unfinished rifle as I cannot find any writing on the barrel. Didnt clean the barrel to see if there was rifleing but it is clear and can see smoke when a percussion cap is fired through it. Does anyone have information on a bp cal. of this size?

Hardcase · December 31, 2010, 12:03 PM

I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I wonder if it's a parlor gun. They were around before air guns and used a percussion cap as the propellant.

Try a Google search on "parlor gun" and see what you find.

btmckinney · December 31, 2010, 01:15 PM

Thanks, I will try that search. Makes sense to me. This had come to mind already so I droped a bb down the barrel and shot a percussion cap off. The first bb exited the barrel but didnt go far. The next on didnt exit. It was just a quick experiment on my part. Thanks for the information!

Hawg Haggen · December 31, 2010, 04:10 PM

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but I wonder if it's a parlor gun. They were around before air guns

Umm I dunno. Lewis and Clark carried an air gun.

Hardcase · December 31, 2010, 04:52 PM

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Umm I dunno. Lewis and Clark carried an air gun.

I did not know that! And a pretty doggone cool one, too!

December 31, 2010, 11:19 AM	#1
btmckinney Junior Member Join Date: December 31, 2010 Location: Peace Valley, MO Posts: 13	Unusual small cal. BP rifle A friend of mine asked that I look a BP rifle she had for a while as a wall hanger to see if it was shootable. It is a very small caliber rifle. A .22 bullet will not fit in the barrel but a .177 bb will. Thought maybe this was an unfinished rifle as I cannot find any writing on the barrel. Didnt clean the barrel to see if there was rifleing but it is clear and can see smoke when a percussion cap is fired through it. Does anyone have information on a bp cal. of this size?

December 31, 2010, 12:03 PM	#2
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,880	I'm just taking a stab in the dark here, but I wonder if it's a parlor gun. They were around before air guns and used a percussion cap as the propellant. Try a Google search on "parlor gun" and see what you find. __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

December 31, 2010, 01:15 PM	#3
btmckinney Junior Member Join Date: December 31, 2010 Location: Peace Valley, MO Posts: 13	Thanks, I will try that search. Makes sense to me. This had come to mind already so I droped a bb down the barrel and shot a percussion cap off. The first bb exited the barrel but didnt go far. The next on didnt exit. It was just a quick experiment on my part. Thanks for the information!