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07-21-2022, 12:23 PM
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Help with firearm ID.
My Dad bought this quite awhile back. He was told it was VC tunnel gun from Vietnam but I don’t think so due to some English markings on it.
It’s a bolt action single shot. It’s cocked by pulling a knurled striker back once a round is chambered. I’m not sure of the caliber as it’s not marked but it’s just a little smaller than 9mm. It looks like it has a brass barrel which is rifled. The grip is all wood with checkering. Quality overall seems fairly good. The only markings I can find are a “K” on the left side of the chamber just below the rear sight, and a “AM” or possibly “AVI” in the same location on the opposite side. A friend of mine who was a tunnel rat in Vietnam said he didn’t think it was a VC gun as they preferred wheel guns and .45’s. He did mention that the Aussies had something that was possibly a single shot that they used to deal with uncooperative prisoners. In the last picture I cocked it for firing. Anyone have any thoughts?      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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07-21-2022, 1:29 PM
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Zip gun....
Not likely a VC made gun. It's to nice. The markings are in English... Without actual bring back papers, which would have been required to transport it back to the US, it's just a zip gun.
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07-21-2022, 1:37 PM
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Yeah, the markings lead me to believe it was part of a larger run so I was hoping someone may have something more solid. I think the VC angle is extremely unlikely st best. Thanks for the input! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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07-29-2022, 1:17 PM
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A firearm? Not some sort of tranquilizer dart gun?
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07-29-2022, 5:58 PM
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Brass barrel...maybe some sort of flare gun? I cant imagine a cartridge firearm using a brass barrel.
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07-29-2022, 6:31 PM
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Looks like something I cobbled together 40 years ago from a single shot 22 rifle.
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07-29-2022, 7:15 PM
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Not to be that guy, but hopefully didn't start life as a rifle ...
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08-01-2022, 10:28 AM
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Looks like a home built target pistol. Maybe started life as a single shot 22 rifle. Very similar to one built by Merlin Ellis of Santa Cruz, CA when he was a broke young man and wanted to compete at the local matches. Won his share of awards with it before he could afford a HS or Woodsman.
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09-12-2022, 7:40 PM
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Thanks for the input all. I'm still digging around about it and appreciate the thoughts.
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09-12-2022, 8:02 PM
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