Can anyone identify this rimfire

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I am stumped. It is a .22 and is obviously manufactured by fn d'armes deGuerre herstal-belgique or simply FN. I read up that FN is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. FN is a subsidiary of the Herstal Group, which also owns U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) and Browning Arms Company. In 1898 the company entered into a long lasting relationship with John Moses Browning, a well-known firearms designer. So I am thinking maybe this is a Browning youth model? I do know that Brevete SGDG is not a brand. "Brevete" is the French word for patent. Brevete SGDG means, "patented, without guarantee of the government", a marking used in France. That is all I know. I am hoping one of us gun nuts has the answer or at least a few leads for me. I need to find/make/purchase a new extractor for this gun if that is even possible. So if you know anything at all about his little rimfire I would love to hear it. If by chance there is someone else out there looking for this gun or parts for it I am willing to trade the whole thing for a Cooey model 75 .22 bolt complete with extractor.

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they're pretty common still, I think

My brother found something similar in a farmer's field almost 40 years ago. It had a broken stock and was missing the extractor. He spent many hours trying to make or find that extractor but didn't succeed.

Years later, I saw a similar one complete at a gunshow and bought it. I sent him my extractor to copy, but it there were minor dimensional differences and it didn't work out. I paid $30 at the gunshow for the complete gun and it is a little different than yours, but probably in better shape too.

It's problem is that it has a weak firing pin spring so there are FTF issues (need help on that, there will be another thread). It is a fairly accurate gun and new shooters typically prefer it to other heavier scoped guns. I know one teenager that was deadly and fast with it on gophers. In fact, at one point I "graduated" him to a scoped marlin .22 mag bolt action. Later I found he had switched back to the single shot: he said he preferred it.

My advice is, don't waste too much time and money on it, even if you find an extractor it may not work on your gun. If you're really keen, maybe tradex has some parts, since they sell similar Husky single shots for $80-120. Otherwise, there's always EE. You may notice that my bolt does not have a slot for the missing extractor, whereas yours does.

Here are some photos of mine, not a youth model, probably a later variety, with the fancy FN stamp on the breach.

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WOW that was awesome. I could have spent many more hours looking on the internet for nothing. Good to see that there are others out there. I doubt I will spend to much time o this one. The trigger is so light it is dangerous. If you bump the rifle it will fire. So needless to say since it is a youth sized gun I do not want my son using it.
 
It certainly looks like my Bayard .22, only in a bolt action rather than the semi-semi-auto blowback action mine has. See this thread for more info:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123421

Does yours also have the bayonet type barrel that removes with a twist and a pull? Mine has a fractured firing pin, and I haven't decided whether to try to make a new one, or just part the thing out.
 
stevebc said:
It certainly looks like my Bayard .22, only in a bolt action rather than the semi-semi-auto blowback action mine has. See this thread for more info:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123421

Does yours also have the bayonet type barrel that removes with a twist and a pull? Mine has a fractured firing pin, and I haven't decided whether to try to make a new one, or just part the thing out.
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The barrel does not twist and pull out on mine. Parts hunting for these guns has to be near impossible when finding out even the name of the gun is basically word of mouth. If by chance I hear or see a firing pin for a bayard while looking for an extractor I will let you know.
 
spenom said:
The barrel does not twist and pull out on mine. Parts hunting for these guns has to be near impossible when finding out even the name of the gun is basically word of mouth.
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With mine, when you remove the stock, there's a spring clip on the bottom of the receiver that keeps the barrel locked in place. Hold the clip out of the way, twist and pull. Yours looked similar, but the pics weren't clear.

If by chance I hear or see a firing pin for a bayard while looking for an extractor I will let you know.
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You, sir, are a gentleman. Many thanks.
 
Thank you very much for taking the time to take those pictures. It looks like the extractor on your sporter is a fair bit different than the one on mine. The one I have has or should I say had the extractor on the bolt. Finding this extractor is going to be a long process I think.

again thanks for taking the time to snap those pictures.
 
Hand those pieces to someone that runs a CNC shop and I'm sure they could make some good copies for you in their spare time for a case of beer. :)
 
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