Hamilton No.7

[dsmjon]

Customer brought one in today, I could found very little information on it. Seems to have been made around the turn of the last century, sold by Sears for $2.50. Shot 22 short ammo through it's 8"bbl.

Anyone familiar with them?

[Chris Smith]

There was one that had a bronze barrel liner and was really neat looking. Ive actually handles two of them. It wouldn't last a long time as the liner eventually wore out.

[DrB]

There was a really great article on them I just read somewhere in the last couple of weeks... I thought maybe it was dillons blue press, but no.

I'll try to track it down.

edit/ I don't recall how I stumbled across this the first time.... Thought it was well written though.

http://www.nrvoutdoors.com/HAMILTON/HAMILTON%2027.htm

[dsmjon]

My mistake, correction to the rifle being a Model 11... wooden stock rather than metal..

http://home.comcast.net/~jimringbauer/model11.html

[dsmjon]

So is the No.11 an airgun, or 22short? It seems like I'm reading conflicting articles about it. Wish I had it in front of me still... that frame does somewhat resemble a vessel in which compressed air could be stored...

[Dutchman]

This is the Hamilton No.27. I bought it for $50 in Indiana and gave it to a friend who had a beater with a good forearm. I shot it with Aguila Colibri ammo just fine.

http://images43.fotki.com/v1369/photos/2/28344/3566380/h1-vi.jpg
http://images45.fotki.com/v1257/photos/2/28344/3566380/h3-vi.jpg
http://images45.fotki.com/v1361/photos/2/28344/3566380/h5-vi.jpg

Dutch