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Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 11:00 AM
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Anybody ever seen one of these? When my grandfather died several years ago, I inherited all of his guns, and among them was a really odd, mostly unmarked single-shot rifle. I recently started researching it again and have identified it as a Belgian Flobert rifle in .32 cal. Has an octagon barrel and a "trapdoor" breech. Not particularly valuable, in monetary terms, but cool nonetheless. Mine looks mostly identical to the one pictured below, though not in useable condition (even if it was, most of what I have read said it's not save to shoot modern ammo in them - not sure if you can even get .32 rimfire anymore?) so it will mainly be a wall-hanger.
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 11:05 AM
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That's a rare keeper, right there. Regardless of actual value, I wouldn’t ever get rid of it. But, if you do, call me first.
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
[Re: Out back]
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11/30/18 11:09 AM
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That's a rare keeper, right there. Regardless of actual value, I wouldn’t ever get rid of it. But, if you do, call me first. Nope, that one is never going anywhere. too much sentimental value, regardless of market value.
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 11:17 AM
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I'm trying to remember the story about how he got the gun (it was actually his dad's originally - my great-grandfather). The story I recall (can't verify the accuracy, but it's what we were always told) was that my great grandfather got the gun as part of some promotion a local small town store was running where if you bought a sack of flour or corn meal or something, you were put in a raffle for a gun, and my great grandfather won it.
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 11:46 AM
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That's a rare keeper, right there. Regardless of actual value, I wouldn’t ever get rid of it. But, if you do, call me first. Nope, that one is never going anywhere. too much sentimental value, regardless of market value.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 12:21 PM
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Dixie Gun Works sells reloadable brass shells in both .32 Short and .32 Long. The casing accepts .22 blanks as a primer and black powder as the propellant, with a 310 round ball.
There's also a .32 Rimfire kit made by HLE Books in Belgium. It comes with brass and dies.
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 01:49 PM
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I'd have to kill something with it. Make a fine Turkey gun. Lol, nah, I think I'll stick with a 12ga for the Turkey birds. There's just something satisfying about hammering one so hard it turns a flip.
Last edited by GomerPyle; 11/30/18 01:55 PM.
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 04:45 PM
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I have it checked and then order the stuff to load for it. Guns ain't made to hang on the wall..
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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11/30/18 05:14 PM
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I have it checked and then order the stuff to load for it. Guns ain't made to hang on the wall.. So, when I post a thread in a few months asking for info on reloading an old, obscure caliber, are you gonna respond to that thread b*tching about me asking about it?
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Re: Flobert Parlor Rifle
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01/09/23 10:00 PM
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Best I’ve been able to determine is anywhere between late 1890’s to somewhere in the 1920’s…there’s some info out there but it’s a little tough to find.
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1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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