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I found this in a gun shop about 30 years ago and have had it hanging on the wall of the shop as a conversation piece. It is a 410 caliber the receiver is made in layers as is the barrel apparently the maker/craftsman/blacksmith formed each layer of the barrel on a mandrel and fitted them on the lug with pins. the receiver is made the same way with layers. The barrel is wrapped with bailing wire, the same stuff that is used to bail hay. A 410 will chamber and fire, primers tested only.
I put it here just as a conversation piece and to show that if there is a want someone will fulfill it. I think it is a great piece of folk art and it its own way quite interesting. there are 11 photos in all so I put the album on rather than all the photos. I you want they can be posted just did not want to take up too much space on the site.
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll291/rgh25/410%20SHOTGUN/

Thanks for the pics. A friend still has a single shot 22 pistol that except for the barrel, he made from scratch for a high school shop project in the late forties.

I've seen a Spanish copy of a S&W 1881 DA .44 whose frame was made the same way: building up layers of sheet iron or steel and brazing them together in the form of the frame, then filing the details to shape. Ingenious; I think some last ditch Nazi weapons were made using a similar technique. But I wouldn't shoot one of these EXCEPT to save my life.....

Great piece of 'gettin it done' with what you have to work with.

I think the Remington #6 single shot rifle receiver is made in pieces and riveted together too. A quick way to built a receiver w/o using a solid block of steel & a mill.
Probably others done that way too.

I have an idea to put this in a shadow box, I think it would make a nice addition to the gun room besides keeping it safe from being shot.
Does anyone have a couple of vintage 2 1/2 shells they would part with either brass or paper. thought I might put a couple of live an a fired one as part of the display which of course I would be happy to purchase.
Of course any ideas are welcome. and no I don't have enough to do I am retired.