An Old Jaeger?

Discussion in 'Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns' started by DeeDubya, Nov 8, 2012.

  1. Nov 8, 2012 #1
    DeeDubya

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    Greetings from Texas. This crusty, paint spattered percussion might have some history. For sure the 2 notches (stock, next to bbl) are not scratches but intentional cuts. It's around 69cal and is rifled. No marks that are still legible. Rosewood trigger guard. Set trigger adjusted to 1 oz and still works.

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  3. Nov 12, 2012 #2
    musketshooter

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    Very interesting gun. I am surprised that it does not have a patchbox. Most Jagers do. The style of the lock indicates it is an early original percussion, not a flint conversion. It should be about a 62 cal rifled gun. Here are pictures of my early jager. It is a percussion conversion form the flint. THe bore is a transition type between smooth and rifled. The grooves are straight. It has a brass strap reinforced wooden trigger guard and a wood sliding patch box cover.
     

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  5. Nov 12, 2012 #3
    Dog Soldier

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    That looks like a rifle restocked from a number of parts.
     
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  6. Nov 12, 2012 #4
    DeeDubya

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    No telling what the history is. It was from an old German family and you know how they like to do things themselves, although some were quite adept.
     
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    Dog Soldier

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    I like Yeager Rifles. This is a custom by Zihn a .58 Caliber. A swamped round bottom rifled 31" Longhamoch Barrel.:):)
     

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