| buckstix |
| (.400 member) |
| 11/01/25 10:50 PM |
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Re: An unusual 24ga W. Collath Double Rifle
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Hello
I had this double rifle on the screen it appear on gun international in 12/2023.
you post a wrong pic, this is not your rifle ..... the rifle have the German V+crown "proof" from early 1893. I am curious about the serial number!
It was already out of fashion in 1893 when most hunter have some 11 mm caliber and the 8 mm nitro rifle came on the market first time.
I am await the common 24 ga brass cut to 40 mm length but other case lengths are also possible.
40 mm was the most common together with the so called cats head bullet.
blackpowder only!
Hello lancaster,
Yes, that picture is not my rifle. I found the picture while searching and used it only to show the "break-action" feature of the Collath rifle. I am anxious to get the rifle in hand to do a chamber cast to identify the exact caliber. Please explain "cats head bullet".