I'm going to get the naming wrong, but is that a "punching pistol" - the kind they used to make back in the 20's (ish) that were designed to be held in the palm of your hand go go off when you punched a guy?
Just finished restoring a 1901 Quackenbush Bicycle Rifle. Only 4,321 were made between 1896 and 1919. The rifle was marketed to boys, and sold for $5.00 at the time. For an additional .40 cents you could get a canvas holster that attached to a bicycle frame to carry the rifle in.
When I received this rifle, the original stock and handle had been re-made, and it did not look very good, or close to the original. Using a copy of the original patent and various measurement information obtained from "Quackenbush Guns" by John Groenewold, we were able to get pretty close to the original look.
The rifle is a pleasure to shoot, and the breech loading system is pretty unique and adds to whole experience of the rifle.. Sadly the rifle is restricted so I can't take it out for some fun in the back woods.
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Dusty23;10023150Heres a few more of my 597 after I added a few goodies. Not sold on the fore grip yet. :confused:[/QUOTE said:I can't see if you've got a rail under there to mount that fore-grip but if you do try a Magpul AFG1 or 2, way better than the vertical ones for aimed fire guns IMO.
I can't see if you've got a rail under there to mount that fore-grip but if you do try a Magpul AFG1 or 2, way better than the vertical ones for aimed fire guns IMO.
I think an AFG would fit on there but I'm not positive. My AFG2 is 5" long but the retaining bolt is in the middle so as long as the rail high enough for the AFG to clear front and rear it should sit OK. Hopefully someone who has tried one on this gun will chime in and let you know for sure.Yes there is a small 5 slot rail under the grip. I may have to check out the Magpul. Thanks!
Wow! That turned out nice!Rem 597, going to call it done. There was a learning curve to painting this, but not enough to stop me from trying it again on another project. I think next time I will freehand airbrush instead of taping & rattle canning it.
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Wow! That turned out nice!