The ramrod groove in the forend has been filled with a slice of a walnut dowel about 3 ½” long that was shaped to match the contour of the forend. The stock is made from a Civil War musket that was cut down to about 27 5/8” total length. Stock Configuration & Condition: The stock is a one-piece walnut with a smooth straight grip and a carbine style steel buttplate. The rear sight is a shallow “U” groove in the base of the breechblock and the top front of the receiver.
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a brass bead screwed into the barrel. The bore measures about 0.616” in diameter at the muzzle. The tang on the buttplate is marked “N / U S”.īarrel Length: The barrel is 26” in length.Ĭhoke: The barrel is choked Cylinder. The “RDR” is an unknown mark and looks as though it was stamped over something else. The underside of the stock just behind the lower tang is marked “RDR” and with a circled script “P”. There is a rectangular cartouche on the left side of the stock above the trigger and we can barely make out the scripted “SWP”, but not the date. The top rear of the receiver is marked “590”.
The right sideplate is marked with the Springfield Eagle and “U.S. Markings: The top of the breechblock is marked “1881” in slanted numerals. Year of Manufacture: This rifle was made between 18, with a total production of 1376.Ĭaliber: This shotgun is chambered for 20 Gauge 2 ½” shells.Īction Type: Single Shot Trapdoor Shotgun with Ejector Trapdoor Shotgun nicknamed the “Forager”.
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