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Hallo zusammen,

seit einigen Tagen habe ich diesen seltenen/wertvollen Vorderlader.

Heym, Vorläuder der jetzigen Jagdwaffenfirma
GL: 126,0 cm
Lauf-Länge ohne Schweifteil der Schwanzschraube gemessen 82,0 cm
Kaliber ca. 18,0 mm
Alles, Schloss, etc. voll funktionstüchtig
Hat einige interessante Details, wie z. B. einen Stecher (der heute noch glas-trocken steht), eine Sicherung
Baujahr (laut einem der Vorbesitzer) zwischen 1840 und 1880

Interessant:
Hatte einige berühmt/berüchtigte Vorbesitzer und wurde auch als Jagdwaffe in Afrika eingesetzt

FRAGE:
Wer kann mal eine Einschätzung zu dieser Waffe geben, wie:
- Baujahr
- Stil und Technik
- etc

FRAGE II:
Auch Literaturhinweise wären sehr interessant.
Wo kann ich dazu "was lesen"?


Thynk you my friens, Bockhunter III


 
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This gun is an old Heym blackpowder gun.

126,0 cm long (include the stock)
82,0 cm long barrel
Caliber ca. 18,0 mm

This is an very interessting gun, with special details...
:-)

It was used as an competition gun and an hunting gun for Africa.

In the moment we search for more details in old german archives, old european gun museums, pp.

PLEASE:
Who can post some ideas and details (because Im not an expert in old guns)??
Internetlinks to similar guns, pp?


Thank you and best wishes.

Bockhunter (Nr. I)


 
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The rifle (complete).


 
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"Das Hinterteil"


 
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www.trackofthewolf.com would be a very good place to start. If you email them some pics, they would probably be able to give you a lot of detailed info on the type/use/era that rifle was from.


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Hallo FM.

Basierend auf dem Foto, würde ich Ihr Gewehr in den späten 1850er Jahren bis 1860 auf den Stil der Bausch Styling und Hardware Laufenden. Ich vermute, dass ist, wurde wahrscheinlich als Langstrecken-Stalking Gewehr anstatt ein Ziel Gewehr auf die Sicherheit, die Schlinge Verbindungselemente und dem Lauf montiert Anblick, von denen ich annehme ist original Basis gebaut.

Nur eine Vermutung meinerseits.

Regards,

Dave

(Based on the photo, I would date your rifle to the late 1850s to 1860s based on the style of lock, stock styling and hardware. I suspect that is was likely built as a long-range stalking rifle rather than a target rifle based on the safety, sling fasteners, and the barrel-mounted sight, which I assume is original.

Just an educated guess on my part.)


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I agree; since it is a back action percussion lock, full stock rifle, it is most likely from the late percussion era; 1850 or so. AND, it is a very large bore from American perspective; 18mm is about 70 caliber, which is roughly 12 gauge. It would be nice to know the rifling twist; that will tell you if it is made for a ball or bullet. Built for African game hunting, I can believe. During that era, 12 bore rifles were considered rather small for dangerous game. Four and eight bores were used on eles and rhinos.
 
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