Original Danish Jaeger .70cal - mid 1800s

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There is nothing like shooting an original rifle. One of my favorites is my Danish Jaeger. I acquired it from a long time target and big game man. Arthritis has taken a toll on his long gun shooting. By persistence I was able to acquire his favorite shooters. The Danish was his favorite shooter for about 50 years. He won multiple target shoots as well as big and small game. One of his favorite pastimes was shooting heads off grouse.

Danish Jaeger .70 cal, 1850s, Overall length is 45.25" & weighs 7.25lbs. Oversized iron trigger guard was clearly designed for use with gloves in cold weather. LOP, 13 & 3/8".

'armory proofed', swamped & corrosion free barrel measures 29.25" long, it's 'mirror bright' rifled bore features deep groove flat bottom rifling with 1 turn in 34".

IC Haugaard is probably Jens Christian Haugaard (1803–1861). He was a well known Danish gunsmith. He worked for the army arsenal at Københavns Tøjhus (Copenhagen Arsenal) from 1828 to 1837. After than he was a regimental gunsmith for 1st jydske infantry regiment. He also had a private shop in Copenhagen in which he made guns both for the Navy the civilian market. He was a member of the Danish army's small-arms committee in the 1840s.

First shooting at Clybel Shooting range, Georgia. 50 yard Konigsberg target