| kuduae |
| (.400 member) |
| 08/01/23 02:52 AM |
Re: muzzle loader at auction
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Weird- not sure of the ignition system- internal hammer attached to the outside hammer perhaps striking the central stud thing in the rear of the breech-block. If the nipple, it has been smashed shut by dry-firing.
These “System Berenger” guns were forerunners of the slightly later Flobert guns in a way. They did not use a separate powder charge, but a special primer, about .400” diameter, that contained priming compound and a bit of powder. That stud in the chamber is an anvil, just like the anvil in a Berdan case. Here is a video on another such Berenger rifle. Near the end you may see a better image of the stud/anvil and the holes around, connecting primer-charge to the front part of the chamber and the barrel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8h-lCPDsc