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A new whatziss.

By The Armorer on October 7, 2009 | | Comments (14)
Going back to form, too, since you spoiled my fun last week!

I'll give this one away... yep, it's a bolt. To what?

No, just telling me it's a bolt will be insufficient.  I'll give you that much.  I want to know bolt belonging to what?

The guy or gal who gets this is either very lucky in their searching or is a grognard of guns.

As far as I know - it's currently only in one place on the 'net.

Heh.  Now watch someone like Argent or Homefront 6 pop it in 10 minutes, while the gunnies are going, "I know what that is... no, wait, not quite right.  How about... Nope, dammit, not that either."

Been that kind of a week so far...

Update: One more clue - the design of the bolt is a clue to the era of the bolt.

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By Heartless Libertarian on October 7, 2009 8:48 AM
Actually, I was going to guess a valve handle from an old drinking fountain.

American Standard, Model 5C, 1979 vintage.
 
By Colin on October 7, 2009 9:36 AM

It has rear locking lugs, so not Mauser related, an early Lee design although I think all of his had a bent cocking handle?

 
By Robert Bissett on October 7, 2009 1:02 PM
Looks like the bolt from my Schultz & Larsen M54 (Made  in Denmark).
However,  the cocking piece/firing pin assembly  appears to be missing 

Bob  B.
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By Rod Thorsen on October 7, 2009 1:17 PM

Kinda looks like the remains of an old Austrian Sparken und Spitzen M240v circuit breaker.

 
By John of Argghhh! on October 7, 2009 2:02 PM
Robert - the only Schultz and Larsen rifles I've seen (not many, and only in photos) are all Mauser-style, with front locking lugs.
 
By Robert Bissett on October 7, 2009 2:39 PM
John,  Well, I have it in my possesion. It was originally in 30-06. when I bought it in 1958.
      When the Army changed over to the  7.62mm  I cut off  an inch or so of the breech end
of the barrel and chambered it for the 7.62 (.308 Win.). Was in the Army then and you 
gotta go with the flow (ammo-wise),
     The Schultz and Larsen M54 was made in two flavors,  a single-shot free-rifle style
(as mine is)   and a magazine type hunting rifle in 7mm Sharpe and Hart.
 The free-rifle was supplied in any c.f. caliber.  Can send pix if you want.

Bob
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By John of Argghhh! on October 7, 2009 3:19 PM
Sure - like I said, the only S&L rifles I've seen were Mauser variants, some of 'em in 98K stocks.
 
By Old Fat Sailor on October 7, 2009 7:00 PM
Gras 8MM
 
By Neffi on October 7, 2009 7:15 PM
Chassepot
 
By John (not the armorer) on October 7, 2009 9:45 PM
Kinda looks like the U.S. Ward Burton bolt.  (single shot .50-70 circa 1870.   Possible something else of that era, maybe a Berdan?
 
By Skip on October 8, 2009 3:15 AM
I'll go with the flush handle guy.
 
By Cannonshop on October 8, 2009 3:16 AM
MAS 36 bolt?
 
By BillT on October 8, 2009 5:01 AM
Hmmmmm.

Bolt, needle gun, Prussian, Model 1841, one each.
 
By Cannonshop on October 9, 2009 4:00 AM
It's not a Dreyse.

It might be a Krag, or a Remington-Lee, but the bolt handle's in the wrong location to be a Dreyse.