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Frost

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Hi!

A buddy had this old rifle that belonged to his grandfather.

It has no other marks to be found as the inscription and the crown mark.
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Can anyone tell me what it is? Some said its from the Tula factory. The inscription says Averin.
 
Well it might be black powder but its not percussion its central fire . What proof marks dose it have my guess Belgium. but the proof marks should define it .Rudyard
 
Well it might be black powder but its not percussion its central fire . What proof marks dose it have my guess Belgium. but the proof marks should define it .Rudyard
Alright, thanks! I dont really know the difference. The proof mark is on the second pic on the left there.
 
Dear Frost I cant make out the marks are there any on the unseen side of action or barrel . Regards Rudyard
 
If it was Russian the writing would be in Cyrillic.
 
I am closing this topic because the gun in question is a breech loading gun that uses a cartridge with a contained priming system in it.
Guns of this type are outside the limits of the Muzzleloading forum.

That said, if the gun was Russian, as others have mentioned, all of the writing on it would be in Cyrillic text.
During the muzzleloading years the factory in Tula produced most of the Russian guns. The factory was established by Peter the Great in 1712.
I think the text looks like this "Туль"

Percussion muzzleloading guns use a conical nipple like the one shown in this photo.
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A small cupped percussion cap is placed on the cone. When the hammer of the gun falls and hits it, a priming powder inside the cup explodes and ignites the gunpowder in the barrel.
 
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