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Mike Horsman

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OK Folks,
Here is today's "What kind of gun do I have" question. I inherited this weapon from my father but, sadly, can't remember what he told me about it years ago when I was still a kid. He and I shot it back around 1980 and I think that is the last time it was fired.
I want to learn how to safely clean it, load it, fire it and keep it and I
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figure identifying it would be a good start,
Please look at the pics and let me know what you think, I am all ears!
Thanks in advance for your time,
Mike
 

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Swedish, Norwegian or possibly Danish carbine or short musket. You are lucky, they are hard to find and yours seems to have original finish - take good care of it.
 
Swedish, Norwegian or possibly Danish carbine or short musket. You are lucky, they are hard to find and yours seems to have original finish - take good care of it.
Thanks for your reply Va.Manuf.06! I will take extremely good care of it. I did some Google searching based on your input and it seems that it is a Norwegian Military 1803-41-51 Jager Rifle. Essentially a flintlock rifle built anywhere from 1774 to 1803, then converted by the military to percussion in 1841 and 1851.
Mine is fitted with the “Tige” breech, which were a major improvement in their time. You rammed the ball hard against it to expand it to fit the rifling. These were originally in .64 caliber, but most were reamed to .72 caliber. Here is a link to some good info, though not decisive:
http://militarygunsofeurope.eu/listing/norwegian-17744151-rifle/
The folks at www.therifleshoppe.com also explain it's history here and even offer replacement parts for it:
http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/danish_norwegian_arms/(891).htm
I am going to be checking the caliber on mine next. Time to clean that bore and check it's condition :)
If anyone knows any more about this rifle please let me know!
 
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