Show off your single shot 22s

[grauhanen]

Ahaha always thought single shot meant "anyhing not semi auto"

My bad

That's OK. It sure is nicely done.

Here's an older rifle, and by that I mean older than me. It's a Valmet M45, made in Finland about 100 miles from where my father was growing up as a young teenager.

 

[Willy Tincup]

Very nice guys! I like this game, may I join in the fun?

Rifles include:
Stevens Walnut Hill, Stevens 418 1/2, Rem #4 RB, German made Franz Langenhan falling block, BSA Martini, International MKII formerly owned by a handicapped shooter and so the barrel was lightened and original stock heavily modified and so now wears a custom made LH stock.
Please note: These pictures are only possible because of the recent upgrades CGN made to its picture posting format. I am most grateful and thank CGN for those significant changes. So easy now, try it if you haven't already.

 

[Willy Tincup]

1 more...Luna, made in Germany

 

[Gillis2]

Willy Tincup: These are very nice vintage rifles. Good for you.

Gilbert

 

[grauhanen]

Those are indeed very nice rifles. Can you tell us a little more about the one with the double trigger?

 

[Willy Tincup]

Grauhanen:
Thank you for asking that question. It inspires me to take some more pictures and to get that rifle out of the closet and handle it a bit more. Theres not much info on it and I haven't been able to match it up with anything in Frank deHaas books. So, needless to say, if anyone knows anything about it I would love to hear from them. There are 3 different square keys required to make sight and trigger adjustments. The keys were missing when I got the rifle and have rounded up clock keys that do the job nicely. When I got the rifle much of the rear sight was missing. My research got me to a guy in Rochester NY who builds and repairs such sights. After 2 or 3 months and with a much lighter wallet my rear sight was good to go.
The barrel is marked Bohler Stahl which I believe deals with the type of barrel / steel. Also marked FL Kleinkalibrebuchse cal 22 long rifle; which I believe just relates to the calibre. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong or missing something more here. Maybe some of the gentlemen with German heritage will jump in here and add more info. Its a quality rifle, an excellent shooter and a nice addition to a single shot collection. The stock has a few bumps that I am told would steam out but I have never pursued that possibility.
Here are a few more pics:

 

[grauhanen]

Willy Tincup, that's a fine looking firearm. It reminds me of a Zimmer Schutzen type of rifle.

 

[a j cave]

Beautiful guns, makes a great collection !

 

[jes]

I believe the fl may stand for Franz Langenhan, who was a German gunsmith and made fine target grade rifles, such as yours, a Google search of his name followed by falling block or something similar should bring you some information. I am envious of your rifle, you're a lucky man. If you ever think about selling, please keep me in mind.

 

[Willy Tincup]

Jes:
Thank you kindly! We have a 'Bingo' and you have just won a big bowl of Christmas pudding..........with rum sauce.
There is actually a lot of info online once one has a starting point. I do appreciate your input and solving of the puzzle. Have also updated my original post with the makers name.

 

[Willy Tincup]

I have tried to improve the darkness of the pictures from the main post above but cannot edit the pictures [or don't know how to] so will repost the pictures of the 7 guns here.

 

[jes]

Glad I could help, I love those old single shots. I don't want to be pushy, but I enjoy a good rum pudding almost as much as vintage 22's, so where and when may I collect?

 

[Willy Tincup]

PM for specific directions! But you gotta be fast like Santa.........6pm today or it will have vanished. ..........or we could trade the pudding for a cold beer someday next summer.

 

[jes]

Alright, distance might be an issue, cold beer does sound good though, I would probably need it, dehydration may set in after excessive drooling if I actually saw those single shots in person!

 

[ShawnC6]

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[grauhanen]

Willy Tincup, those are indeed fine looking rifles. The wood on the second rifle in post #43 is very nice and the rifle reminds me of a Remington 760.



Here's my best example of a rifle with nice wood.

 

[Willy Tincup]

Grauhanen:
You have a sharp eye my lad. That 760 is a good example of bad things that happen when ole pharts like me try to rearrange things on a computer by the old trial n error method.

 

[Loose-Cannon]

1959 Walther KKM International Match

 

[grauhanen]

That's a great looking Walther.

 

[Loose-Cannon]

That's a great looking Walther.

Hey thanks.... Someday I hope to run it through the paces. Seems like I may have too many 22s and not all of them get enough attention.