Living history in an old gun.

[model8]

ame here my grandfather had a model 8 with a plate with the name george e smith on it and he never knew who that was it would be interesting to know about the guns history indivdually

[Brithunter]

Hmmm I didn't think of the Model 46 Husqvarna in my earlier post as it was getting a little modern beign of 1935 vintage but it has the or an owners name etched into the butt plate. Ingmar Larsson it reads.

Ahhh Adam,

I have just sold or rather am just selling, it's with a dealer friend, my last military rifle. My collection is purely sporting now including commercially sporterised rifles by the Firms of BSA and Parker-Hale. That last Military rifle could tell some tales no doubt as it's been around a while starting life at Enfield Lock in 1888 as a Martini Henry Infantry carbine 1st grade then being converted by the Henry Rifle Barrel Co in 1898 to Martini Enfield and Artillery Carbine 2. I am not sure if that's a 2nd grade weapon or a mark 2 (11) in 303 of course. According to it's unit disc inletted into the butt it was last issued to the regular army in 1908 to the Army Pay Corps before being sold out of service to the Cadet Force as it is marked "Not For ball" across the top of the action front ring. I got it back in 93 when it ahd to be proofed before it could be legally sold and it passed proof at the London Proof house with flying colours Also picked up the correct 1888 pattern bayonet for it.

[skeet]

But my friend from near here got a nice little forkhorn buck using the old rifle this evening within 150 yds of my house. Heard him shoot and bout 5 mins later he came up to the house and we went and dressed it out. Gotten cold 'nuff that I can let it hang in the barn for a couple of days before we cut it up. Now his wife wants to use the ol gun to try and get a deer on their place. She sees some every morning when she feeds the cows and horses. BTW it shot angle of deer at about 45-50 yds. That ol cast boolit knocked him right off'n his feet. Ain't bad for 110 yrs of age.