hello all.  first time post.  can anyone help me answer a few questions this rifle was MFG by Matteson F.A INC NY under haucks pat.  it is a single shot 26 inch stainless steel octogan barrel with the stamp 7x57 on bottom of barrel.  it has no stock or forearm.  is there any value, parts gun or trash.  thanks in advance

Bill's right, we need a series of close ups to possibly identify it. It could be a Wilber Hauck action, he was in Vermont, I think

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Here is a double set Wilbur Hauck rifle. Hard to tell if the action is the same as yours. I see three pins on the side face of the action in the article and two on yours. Looking at the patent drawing it looks like one through pin for the trigger, one for the extractor and one for the lever. But the trigger and extractor pin locations don't coincide with the article picture.

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Here is good discussion with allot of different rifle pictures on page 2. Pay attention to the lines at the face of the action forearm interface as they are not all the same. In the second to last picture showing the four rifles stacked the second one down has an action that resembles yours. 

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J.Louis

  Hello back to you, Original-68

  At first blush, your barreled action appears to be the work product of some previous capable gun designer/builder.

  Should you decide at some time in the future that it is, or becomes, a project that you would rather not pursue to it's conclusion, I would be happy to discuss a purchase of the project from you.

CMM