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single shot rifle in 10,5x74R (? maybe a typo and its a 10,5x47R ) with octagonal barrel
serial number 302 what dont fit into my theory that all hunting guns are in one serial number range
it have crown + "V" proof what puts it into the early 1890s. I think it was made in this years when Dreyse was in decline and they use everything laying around.


http://www.hermann-historica-archiv.de/

it looks like the action of a Baden customs needle fire rifle made after the war of 1870/71 and still in use up to 1900 when it was replaced by Haenel made M 88 carbines




possible Dreyse was using old parts for this hunting rifle, rare and interesting single shot I wish to have it


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no, think I have find it
here is a similar experimental dreyse rifle in 11,2x60R
smooth barrel with roatationskammer made in 1874/75 when first problems with the Mauser 71 occur





http://www.hermann-historica-archiv.de/
so the hunting rifle above may be build with a receiver left over from this trials but its clear the Baden customs rifle was the starting point

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This is the bolt action design Franz von Dreyse submitted for adoption as the new military rifle of the German Army in 1871. As we all know, the Mauser M71 design was chosen instead.