Quackenbush Slide Barrel

[CENTURION]

What year of manufacture would you estimate on this one?I believe it's a dart shooter, has a push barrel like a Crosman 350 with a breach to load. It works, but fires a lead .20 cal pretty weak. Would darts be available for this?  Thanks much.

[oldair]

I think you'd find it's .21 caliber intended for 'slugs' or darts of that size.  By the features it looks to be made somewhere between 1900 and 1915.

Don R.

[JoninMA]

Part of the reason it shoots "weak" is due to most likely shooting .21 felted ammo, so you're getting a lot of blow by.

[plymouthairrifle]

This is a model #1, the most common of all the Quackenbush airguns.    This is a later production gun with the steel buttplate, one line markings, and round trigger guard.   The #1 was made until 1938.

[CENTURION]

Thanks,

Doing some research I see they made 36000 before the owner died, this is a 32000 S/N. It seems to be a very well built gun, I don't believe these have any leather/rubber seals? Any ideas where to obtain darts? I imagine they are hard to come by.  Thanks

[plymouthairrifle]

There are no new made felted slugs that I know of.   Mic a .22 dart, it may be small enough to fit.   The piston is a metal to metal fit.

[DWTrull]

Your Model 1 was made around September 1911

[plymouthairrifle]

I can not read your serial # when I enlarge your photo but here are  some production dates taken from Quackenbush records and are in John Groenwolds book.

#32041. Feb 11  1911

#32458   Sept 20. 1912

#32643.  Jan 29 1913

#32841.  Oct. 13 1913

These should narrow the date for you

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My gun is serial number 1-36072.  When was it manufactured?  I found some felted slugs many years ago and the gun worked fine with them.

[plymouthairrifle]

#1-36092 was June 3, 1922

#1-35728 was  Apr. 26, 1921

[Latches]

Thank you  for that information.