This is a shotgun brought to the United States from what is now Austria by my Great, Great grandfather sometime during or after the civil war.
It is hard to make much out but the top of the barrel says: IOHANN FLOENANSCHUTZ
I have another, but it is impossible to make out any details in the markings. It is a double percussion shotgun marked with the initials of my great, great, great grandfather. What a shame I cannot read the markings! He was an original land grant Texan, and he showed up here in 1825. The gun is very neat and in pretty good shape, I just cannot read the barrel. Anyway, if I can get info on the other guns, I'll be doing great!
It is hard to make much out but the top of the barrel says: IOHANN FLOENANSCHUTZ
I have another, but it is impossible to make out any details in the markings. It is a double percussion shotgun marked with the initials of my great, great, great grandfather. What a shame I cannot read the markings! He was an original land grant Texan, and he showed up here in 1825. The gun is very neat and in pretty good shape, I just cannot read the barrel. Anyway, if I can get info on the other guns, I'll be doing great!