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Re: Appraisal: Stiegele Schuetzen Rifle, ca. 1900
Reply #15 - May 31st, 2026 at 4:34pm
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Re: Appraisal: Stiegele Schuetzen Rifle, ca. 1900
Reply #16 - Jun 1st, 2026 at 7:27pm
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yamoon wrote on May 30th, 2026 at 10:41pm:
I do have a question, what is that rib under the barrel?

One of the German schuetzen rifles I posted in the photo forum a while back had a similar rib under the barrel.  When I stripped the gun down for a deep cleaning (it had been haning on the wall for a couple of decades) I removed the rib (2 screws) and could see that the forend had originally been drilled for a cleaning rod.  The hole in the forend had been plugged. 

I figured the under rib was either added to cover up the missing (and no longer needed) rod or the rod was removed so the rib could be added.
 
The rib added about a pound to the weight of the gun.
  
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Re: Appraisal: Stiegele Schuetzen Rifle, ca. 1900
Reply #17 - Jun 1st, 2026 at 8:01pm
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That makes a lot more sense!
  
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Re: Appraisal: Stiegele Schuetzen Rifle, ca. 1900
Reply #18 - yesterday at 7:35pm
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Early rifles had a rod under the barrel. As styles changed, the rods were removed.
  
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