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December 10, 2014, 11:42 AM | #1 |
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Help Identifying a Trapdoor Rifle
Can anyone help? Only identifying marks we know are ELG with a mark below it. Easy to find firearms that are similar but none that have this type of action
*Some pictures are 2MB-4MB so I posted mostly links - Can take higher quality marking photos or whatever if needed. Picture 2 High Quality Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Last edited by djandp; December 10, 2014 at 11:48 AM. |
December 10, 2014, 12:59 PM | #2 |
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The ELG in oval and the perron (the candlestick) mark identify it as a Belgian copy made in Liege.
PS.: The long lever is unusual, looks like it's a single-move opening and cocking lever. The original trapdoor design required a two-step process, first cocking the lock, then unlocking and opening the trapdoor
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December 10, 2014, 11:09 PM | #3 |
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It is a Belgium copy of a Reilly Comblain, however, having typed that I have to admit that I am not that smart, this question was answered on another forum by deadin.
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December 10, 2014, 11:16 PM | #4 |
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It doesn't appear to be a copy of the U.S. trapdoor or even the same concept. It looks like the breechblock is jointed (like a Luger pistol) and that the lever raises the toggle in the middle and draws back the front part to load. Also, it is not clear whether the projection is a nipple or a firing pin, that is whether the gun is percussion cap fired or uses a fixed cartridge.
In any case, it is interesting and I don't think I have ever seen anything like it. Jim |
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