Friend needs help ID'ing this percussion target rifle

[Stantheman86]

My friend at work sent me these pics because I'm the "old gun guy", but I am really more into military muskets and rifle-muskets so I have no idea what this is. It "feels" Belgian or French to me

He's not looking to sell it , his dad passed and they found this in his stuff. He just wants to know more about it

I figured the wealth of collective knowledge here would know something plus we all enjoy playing "identify that gun"

 

[Rifleman1776]

Could use more and better pics. Interesting rifle though. Back action lock. What makes you call it a "target rifle"?

 

[Stantheman86]

Could use more and better pics. Interesting rifle though. Back action lock. What makes you call it a "target rifle"?

There are obvious mounts for a tang sight, even possibly a new mount put over an old mount

Plus the back action lock, and the length of the barrel seem more like a rifle that would be used by a match shooter, and not carried in the field

I don't have possession of it, my friend said he'll give it to me to look at to get a better idea but that may be a while

 

[64Springer]

Whats' that doodad left side breech area?

Looks raised up from the barrel.

 

[Stantheman86]

Whats' that doodad left side breech area?

Looks raised up from the barrel.

Could it be the remnants of a side scope mount?

 

[Phil Coffins]

The bore would tell a lot, I’ve had people ask me about their rifle that turns out to be a shotgun. This one looks like a repaired shotgun on the out side.

 

[Rudyard]

My friend at work sent me these pics because I'm the "old gun guy", but I am really more into military muskets and rifle-muskets so I have no idea what this is. It "feels" Belgian or French to me

He's not looking to sell it , his dad passed and they found this in his stuff. He just wants to know more about it

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I figured the wealth of collective knowledge here would know something plus we all enjoy playing "identify that gun"

Looks very like an' economy 'probably Belgium shot gun needing restoration . from what I can see . Rudyard