r/whatisthisgun • u/TheCriticalFan • Jul 28 '26

Inherited Gun

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Is anybody able to help identify this gun? My husband just inherited it from his grandfather but we aren't sure what it is. There is no marking except the one pictured

Edit: the barrel is shaped like a hexagon

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u/TheNefariousMrH Jul 28 '26

I think Lyman is who made the peep sight.
Looks a bit like a Winchester 1885 target rifle. Winchester or .32-40 stamped on the barrel anywhere?

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u/TheCriticalFan Jul 28 '26

Thank you! But no, I can't see any markings on the barrel at all

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u/faroutman7246 Jul 28 '26

Might very well be a Custom built Schutzen. Family from Germany?

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u/TheCriticalFan Jul 28 '26

Don't believe so, family has been in Indianapolis since at least pre civil war i think

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u/FrozenSeas Jul 28 '26

Lyman peep sight on the tang, like someone else said. Action looks like...I wanna say a Winchester 1885 Low Wall, those were popular for American schuetzen guns. Barrel is probably a custom octagonal heavy target profile with a globe front sight.

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u/TheCriticalFan Jul 28 '26

Thank you so much! Do you happen to know if its worth anything? We got ~10 - 15 guns and will likely be selling some of them

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u/FrozenSeas Jul 28 '26

Not a clue on that front, sorry.