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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: Saint Augustine Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Help needed identifying a Rifle Sep 30^th, 2026 at 10:38am	Print Post
	A fellow ASSRA member asked me to ID the following, what appears to be a German Single Shot Rifle. As this is unfamiliar to me would you be so kind as to respond to Slowshot, aka Dennis with your knowledge... THX Bob in Saint Augustine


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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: Saint Augustine Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #1 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 10:38am	Print Post
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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: Saint Augustine Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #2 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 10:40am	Print Post
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RJ-35-40 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 394 Location: Saint Augustine Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #3 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 10:40am	Print Post
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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7751 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #4 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 11:09am	Print Post
	I'd like to see a picture with the lever down so, we can see how it connects with the breech block. Is the device on the front of the action, just to hold the forearm on?

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slowshot Junior Member Offline Posts: 76 Location: Arkansas Hills Joined: May 7^th, 2021	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #5 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 3:28pm	Print Post
	frnkeore will be in town tomorrow, will get a shot with lever down. the forearm has a wedge pin like a thompson center muzzleloader any other shots will happy to take. it is marked 7.7x45. Dennis


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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 2120 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #6 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 3:42pm	Print Post
	A really nice rifle. The engraving is much better than many in my estimation, and the condition certainly helps. You might check sold prices on similar rifles with similar features and condition on Guns International. Others here will certainly chime in with more and better help.

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sharps4590 Full Member Offline Posts: 154 Joined: Mar 24^th, 2016	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #7 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 5:08pm	Print Post
	The cartridge is most likely the 8.15 X 46R which was THE German Schuetzen cartridge for near a century. The rifle looks to me to be a Buechel action but I'd need to check my Schuetzen books. There should be more proof marks and post a picture of them. They can possibly give the date of proof and which # of rifle it was in that month. The condition appears to be high! I checked my "Alta Scheibenwaffen, Vol. One" and I believe it is a Haenel-Aydt Type II rather than a Buechel.
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sharps4590 Full Member Offline Posts: 154 Joined: Mar 24^th, 2016	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #8 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 6:24pm	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote on Sep 30^th, 2026 at 11:09am: I'd like to see a picture with the lever down so, we can see how it connects with the breech block. Is the device on the front of the action, just to hold the forearm on? I'm pretty sure that is the lever spring. The forearm is mortised into the front of the action and retained by the barrel key.


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4549 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Help needed identifying a Rifle Reply #9 - Sep 30^th, 2026 at 8:43pm	Print Post
	Buchel liked to have their name and often the model on their rifles somewhere. The emblem inset says 1934 that and the condition of the rifle may be a good indication of the age. Certainly no later than 34.


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