I just came back from my FFL, collecting a rifle purchase and he showed me his diminuitive "H. Pieper" single shot .22. Quite new to me, I am always interested in history, and so this little rifle fascinates me. The stock is junk now... I mean junk. Has a half dozen nails holding the remnants together. He was lamenting on the fact that he couldn't get anyone to make a new stock for him (especially for a $50 rifle), and so I offered to carve a new one for him (I manufacture Stock Carving Duplicators). I am not really in the stock carving business, but do it as a help to fellow collectors if the need should come up. Anyone else need a exact replacrment Peiper? Also, can someone tell me about this little rifle? Thanks, Lee
H. Pieper Belgium
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Henri Pieper was born around 1840 and later moved to Liege Belgium where he made more than a few types of rifles with his failing block single shot actions.
He was also involved in Belgian military rifle manufacture and I believe he invented some sort of system that reduced gas loose in revolvers. I also think he invented or at least patented an early type of stripper clip ( CHARGER) for early bolt action rifles.
You would have to show a photo of which type you have, because he also had a rolling block type design with multiple bores inside one big barrel.
Also something that looked like a trap-door Springfield type action with a 22 caliber bore.
Plus a neat little falling block action which sorta looks like a Browning 1885 from a distance.
His company also made little Martini action rifles. I suspect under license.
You occasionally find some older double rifles and drillings made by his company in the late 1880s and 1890s.
In a German museum I saw one of his rifles that had a weird chamber area that opened up and swung out above the action on a big bail system. It was very odd looking. Almost like a Gorsch Beer Bottle top.
He was also involved in Belgian military rifle manufacture and I believe he invented some sort of system that reduced gas loose in revolvers. I also think he invented or at least patented an early type of stripper clip ( CHARGER) for early bolt action rifles.
You would have to show a photo of which type you have, because he also had a rolling block type design with multiple bores inside one big barrel.
Also something that looked like a trap-door Springfield type action with a 22 caliber bore.
Plus a neat little falling block action which sorta looks like a Browning 1885 from a distance.
His company also made little Martini action rifles. I suspect under license.
You occasionally find some older double rifles and drillings made by his company in the late 1880s and 1890s.
In a German museum I saw one of his rifles that had a weird chamber area that opened up and swung out above the action on a big bail system. It was very odd looking. Almost like a Gorsch Beer Bottle top.
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