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rifle made in italy

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17 January 2003, 17:59
DennisP
rifle made in italy
I have a .58 caliber rifle,that i know nothing about the only thing stamped on it is the word "Dart" and "made in italy".Has anyone ever heard of this gun?
18 January 2003, 05:44
TCLouis
58 cal muzzleloader I assume.
Cap gun or flinch lock?

LouisB

Spain and Italy cranked out a LOT of BP guns before the inline craze came on.

[ 01-17-2003, 20:46: Message edited by: TCLouis ]
18 January 2003, 20:17
DennisP
I did some more searching and it looks like an Armi Sport(italian company)copy of a Remington Model 1863 “Zouave".It uses a musket cap.
Thanks Dennis

[ 01-18-2003, 11:19: Message edited by: DennisP ]