What is the name of this part of a rifle?

[Gooddaytoya!]

I'll try to post this picture: It's the part that is soldered to the barrel to hold the rings/tubes that hold the ramrod. Let me guess at the name: Stuntzel?? LOL I had to solder it back on and it was a b**** of a job.

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

ramrod thimble

 

[Phil Coffins]

Under rib on barrel and thimble on under rib.

 

[UndeadPoet]

Under-rib

 

[M. De Land]

I'll try to post this picture: It's the part that is soldered to the barrel to hold the rings/tubes that hold the ramrod. Let me guess at the name: Stuntzel?? LOL I had to solder it back on and it was a b**** of a job.View attachment 98615

I've always called them loading rod referrals and the one going into the stock a pipe, no ?

 

[stewart.leach]

The long metal part is called a rib or under-rib, and is a mounting place for one or two ramrod ferrules, which stow the ramrod. I have seen ribs attached to the barrel with screws or silver solder, and know of one that was attached with Loctite Black Max adhesive. Ferrules are attached to the rib with solder, or screws from the top of the rib.

The under-rib became popular with the advent of shorter, heavier barreled, half-stock rifles. The first one I know of was the 1803 Harpers Ferry Rifle, tho' others here may know of earlier examples. Many gunsmiths built half-stock rifles for the Rocky Mountain fur trade.