Antique Photos--Post what you got

Black Powder revolvers....now what?

Okay,

So I normally only involve myself in IPSC, Tac Rifle and the occasional plain jane rifle shoots. Last week, I either fell and hit my head:D or was bitten by some strange bug.....

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Does anyone have some parts under the stairs to help me out with this new sickness????:wave:
 
A bit of eye candy for the group; top is a Colt Navy @ 1858 and the lower is by Savage Repeating Arms company. The Savage is one of the most awkward pistols I have ever shot.

cheers mooncoon

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Not a "legally antique" antique, but an "over 100 years old" antique:
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Marlin model 1889 - made in 1894 - 38-40 caliber

And another "100yr+" antique:
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Marlin 1893 - made in 1906 - 38-55 caliber
 
Couple more 100 year+ levers.

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Marlin model 1892 in 22LR - dates to 1898. Refinished, but appears to be professionally done.

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Marlin model 1881 in 45/70 - dates to 1885. Butt stock is a replacement, and the dust cover is missing, but should be a shooter.
 
Tolley Shotgun

I finally got around to taking some photos of my newest toy which I needed badly :>) :>) It is an unusual Tolley shotgun made around 1875. Unusual in that it has steel barrels, and that it has both rebounding hammers and the firing pins attached to the hammers which seems a bit redundant. I could not resist the beautifully sculpted fences and ended up trading another shotgun for this one. There is an old break in the wrist area that I have to repair but other than that it appears to be in excellent condition.

cheers mooncoon

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I don't think they have any shotgun matches at Courtney. Also have to mill out a slot and epoxy in a slice of wood to repair the wrist. I have shot a round of skeet with it and certainly liked it.

cheers mooncoon
 
Mooncoon, what an incredible find. A sidelever, to boot (my favourite). A beautiful gun. Is it a James & William Tolley or a Henry Tolley? (I am betting on J. & W.) Henry was listed in the trade from 1877 onward, while J. & W. opened their doors in 1859. Both Tolleys were among Birmingham's best makers. J. & W. were noted for their big bores. Henry disappeared about 1892 while J. & W. grew in popularity and in 1882 opened a London office. It is believed that around 1910 J. & W. Tolley was acquired by Holloway & Naughton.

I have seen firing pins connected to the hammers before, but in the context of a self cocking hammer gun. It was described as the precursor of hammerless actions. I will see if I can dig up the info.

I am sure you can make that crack in the wrist nearly invisible. The wood is very nice and appears to have sharp chequering. The fences are beautiful. In fact, the whole piece seems to have seen relatively little use over the years.

Congratulations on your find and please post some pictures of the action and the proofs!

Sharptail
 
jimmyjazz said:
Am I missing something, I don't see any pix???
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two possiblities; first is that gunnutz was quite slow at the time you wrote and it may not be linking up with photobucket where the pictures are. Second is that your graphics program may not be able to read these particular pictures (they are jpg)

cheers mooncoon
 
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