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    Posted: 19 Aug 2023 at 1:56am
Would anyone be interested in restoring this little beauty?
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got give it a go mate,allways fun to bring what looks like junk back to life,and its cool old rifle anyway prob find a cheap springer with good barrel and rebarrel it,been munted to much to be really collectable its valve is as a fun old shooter really.
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Thanks Mike, I'll send you a PM to arrange some payment and shipping for you
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got a spring here Will i took out of an old Jelly rifle while back,its 12.5 mm dia and 220mm long 2mm wire,not very strong spring but the rifle prob dosnt need strong spring anyway,yours if you want it,you can try it anyway and bin if not suitable,as will only get binned here.
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Originally posted by Billbobnz Billbobnz wrote:

Good afternoon all, haven't done anymore on this little Gem until today being a rainy Sunday.

I think I may have mentioned before that the only thing missing on this rifle is the spring.

Does anyone in their parts bins have a spring that is 15mm or 16mm(max) in diameter? May have to use a pistol spring. Length needs to me around 200mm long approx (still need to accurately measure this length) but I don't mind if it's longer as I can cut it to length.

If you measure the diameter, the thickness of the wire, and count the coils (I imagine the spring would have compressed over the years of use.) you may be able to get a close match - Ron Young may have something in all his spare bits.
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Good afternoon all, haven't done anymore on this little Gem until today being a rainy Sunday.

I think I may have mentioned before that the only thing missing on this rifle is the spring.

Does anyone in their parts bins have a spring that is 15mm or 16mm(max) in diameter? May have to use a pistol spring. Length needs to me around 200mm long approx (still need to accurately measure this length) but I don't mind if it's longer as I can cut it to length.

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I've just emailed you the article William. Smile

Now trying to attach here too, for those who might like to read it....

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Many thanks, anything is helpful with these old beauties.

The link below I've found helpful

https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery.com/gem-air-rifles/gem-air-rifles/
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Will do William.... I'll try to load here soon, and I'll email just in case.

Hope you find it helpful....

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Thanks Dave, no I haven't seen that article, would be great to see if you don't mind. If you can't upload here send them to me at william.mascull@gmail.com
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Oooops... forgot to mention that this article also shows some "Gem"-style rifles too.... that also look similar! Smile
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Hi Billbo,

Just dug out the December 2020 issue of Air Gunner magazine and it shows several old and early Quackenbush's on pages 96-100. They certainly look similar to your rifle, Billbo?

If you haven't got a copy of this Air Gunner magazine, I could scan in the article and attach it to another reply to this thread if you'd like?

If so, how do I attach a "pdf" file to a reply?

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hi Paul,havnt seen you around for while bud,cool old gun eh,they still out there hidden in atics,and old sheds etc,like old cars they turn up in some funny places hidden in plain sight some times for years til some stubbles on them again.
 cheers mike
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Interesting looking gun.
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Picked it up last night, is missing the piston spring. The leather piston seal looks ok and is still fitting well in piston chamber. Spider web in the barrel and actually looks not too bad down inside.

From a whole lot of research well into the night going by the shape of the trigger guard, barrel size etc... Is it could be a Flurscheim/Bergmann Gem from between 1880-1900. All I can find so far is the serial number and a couple of other numbers on the trigger sear and guard.

Will keep you all posted

Edited by Billbobnz - 17 Jun 2021 at 7:40am
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