help in the identification of a weapon.

[BETO]

help in the identification of a weapon.


Dear friends,


Can anyone helped identify this gun?

the caliber is a 280 nitro express.

I want to restore and put in the field to hunt plain games

probably in a caliber more common and powerful

thanks

BETO

 

[fhm3006]

help in the identification of a weapon

Beto,
that looks a lot like a Martini-Henry to me.
Same carbine the Boers in RSA used extensively against the British with the Boer-Wars way back then.

But i am almost sure i may be wrong - it just looks a lot similar - falling block and all.

 

[tarawa]

It looks like a Farqueson (spelling?) falling block. Alexander Heny made single shots like this, but probably other makers in the 19th and early 20th Century did too. looks like a high quality gun. Are there any addresses on the barrel?

 

[tarawa]

I did a little research and came up with a few pics.

The pic with the hammer is an Alexander Henry
One is a Wesley Richards and the one like yours is unmarked and maker unknown...so that doesn't help you any!

 

[Macs B]

Your action looks thicker than this one but the three screws on the side plate of a Wesley Richards 1897 appear to be similiar.

 

[glblanchard]

The rifle appears to be a Farqueson varriant. There were many riflemakers making this style of rifle in the late 19th and early 20th century. There is currently a maker in Australia or New Zeland making a modern version of the Farqueson in stainless steel.

 

[AkMike]

Tarawa,
The left 2 pics are indeed Farkys.The right 2 are 2 different Alex Henry Falling Blocks. Note that the hammers are on different sides of the action.

 

[monish]

Beto,

I think you have a Westley Richards chambered for .300 sherwood with peep sights.

Monish