Racer Dan
07-29-2020, 09:32 PM
Does anyone have info on how to date a Quackenbush Safety Rifle? Mine has the varnished walnut wooden forearm, no markings on the frame, but on the top of the swinging breech it has company name and address (no patent date). Nickel plated barrel, frame, breech is not nickel plated.
The shell extractor is missing, but groove cut in bottom of barrel for it, and hole drilled in swinging breech to push it forward and retract it as the breech moves.
The stock is short for a Boys arm, 18" barrel, the butt plate is plated steel and formed more like a modern butt plate than some with the sharp curve at the top, and has a "18" stamped ion the inside. Adjustable rear sight, round blade front sight, both are black.
A previous owner dated it as a 1908. Just trying to fill in the blanks on my records of it.
Thanks for any wisdom or help!
The shell extractor is missing, but groove cut in bottom of barrel for it, and hole drilled in swinging breech to push it forward and retract it as the breech moves.
The stock is short for a Boys arm, 18" barrel, the butt plate is plated steel and formed more like a modern butt plate than some with the sharp curve at the top, and has a "18" stamped ion the inside. Adjustable rear sight, round blade front sight, both are black.
A previous owner dated it as a 1908. Just trying to fill in the blanks on my records of it.
Thanks for any wisdom or help!