Appalachiannative
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I saw something that looks cool to me. It's a so called Arkansas underhammer gun. You put the cap on the underside and the trigger guard is also the mainspring. Cool design but is this historically accurate?
Yes it's correct. I have a Hopkins and Allen Underhammer Coach Gun. Real fun to shoot. I have it in .32 and .45, just have to change out the barrel.
Numrich made those underhammers from the 1950's into the 70's. A coach gun is a short barreled SXS shotgun. Numrich did make some H&A buggy rifles which are just short barreled rifles.
Ok that's exactly what I was asking about. ThanksThanks for your correction.
I may have gotten the name wrong but Numrich made a copy of the original that go back to Flintlock days. They were in their heyday as early as 1836. Many underhammer pisstols were made as well.
They started in Europe in the 1790s.
Thanks for your correction.
I may have gotten the name wrong but Numrich made a copy of the original that go back to Flintlock days. They were in their heyday as early as 1836. Many underhammer pisstols were made as well.
They started in Europe in the 1790s.
There was also "mule ears" with the hammer on the side.
I've lived in MS my entire life (65 years) and I have never heard them called mule ears until I joined SASS. This is a mule ear.
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I seen one of them before. I calls it a side slapper. Not something I've heard my whole life just what the fella who had it called it.I've lived in MS my entire life (65 years) and I have never heard them called mule ears until I joined SASS. This is a mule ear.
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Those are beautiful, where you get the scope.