What is this little 22 cal rifle?

[Glaciers]

Ok, this came from my Father and he’s been gone since 2000. My brother Joe brought it to me in Mountain Home.







I’ve run across these before but I don’t remember anything about them. So any help would be appreciated.

 

[JWinAZ]

Very interesting! Are there any markings? The trigger guard is very distinctive.

 

[richhodg66]

Flobert?

 

[Glaciers]

No markings except for 2 very and I mean very small stampings on the part that drops into place after a shell is dropped in.

Flobert? I have no idea.

I need to take the stock off and see what if anything to help identify it. I have no tools appropriate for that job.

 

[Ian]

Rich nailed it! It looks like they made all kinds and there were knock-offs of the basic design. I found falling blocks, rolling blocks, and three different styles of the flip-up breech block in a brief search. This one seems close to John's:

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[Glaciers]

Very good!! And the those are the proof marks!!

 

[CZ93X62]

That is a nice-looking little critter!

If you Google 'Flobert rifle', a photo of John's rifle can be seen leading the site. Mr. Flobert invented the metallic cartridge, per Wikipedia.

 

[RicinYakima]

And never shoot anything in it but CB caps. Look closely at the chamber, as most are ringed from trying to shoot shorts. They were called "parlor guns" for a reason.

 

[JWFilips]

Very Interesting!

 

[Glaciers]

Yeah BB or CB caps. I think this is going to be a wall hanger.

 

[fiver]

my BIL picked up a fairly close copy of the action made for kids.
i can't remember if the Japs or the Chinese made it, but it has a more traditional rifle like stock.
it's in 22LR and is pretty accurate, my G-boy has it now.
no idea where he come across it.

 

[Glaciers]

I was reading on the NRA site that you shouldn’t even use modern CB or BB caps in them. Very soft metal. Oh well, it’s a curiosity anyway.

 

[LEC Guy]

I've seen the Flobert ammo available. Current manufacture.

Bruce