I did a little shooting with some family yesterday. They had an old rifle my great uncle brought home from WWII with him and they don't know anything about it.
Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, and didn't get to handle it much, so I don't have a lot to go on. I'm hoping if I give you guys some basic info you can help me figure out where I can look to track down a little bit more.
It seems to be a very old gun, probably WWI vintage or earlier. The muzzle looked like its about .50 caliber, but I'm wondering if it wasn't just a stepped muzzle for a plug type bayonet.
They said that it was tube fed. The only markings I found on from a quick check, was a crown in 2 places and the serial number.
The bolt was a turn bolt and worked pretty smoothly. Didn't appear to be too complex of a lock, there was a flat bar on the bottom of the bolt that might be the locking lug. That was the only one I could see.
I know this is really limited info, but I pretty much just got to pick the gun up, give a quick glance and then pass it on. If you guys have any ideas where I might find some pictures and info of rifles of this vintage, or if anything sounds familiar please let me know.
Maybe sometime I can go back and get pictures of it. Thanks alot
Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, and didn't get to handle it much, so I don't have a lot to go on. I'm hoping if I give you guys some basic info you can help me figure out where I can look to track down a little bit more.
It seems to be a very old gun, probably WWI vintage or earlier. The muzzle looked like its about .50 caliber, but I'm wondering if it wasn't just a stepped muzzle for a plug type bayonet.
They said that it was tube fed. The only markings I found on from a quick check, was a crown in 2 places and the serial number.
The bolt was a turn bolt and worked pretty smoothly. Didn't appear to be too complex of a lock, there was a flat bar on the bottom of the bolt that might be the locking lug. That was the only one I could see.
I know this is really limited info, but I pretty much just got to pick the gun up, give a quick glance and then pass it on. If you guys have any ideas where I might find some pictures and info of rifles of this vintage, or if anything sounds familiar please let me know.
Maybe sometime I can go back and get pictures of it. Thanks alot