Quackenbush Rifle History

Quackenbush company of herkimer ny manufactured a variety of 22 caliber cartridge rifles air guns and air gun ammunition in 175 caliber 21 caliber 215 caliber and 25 caliber.

Quackenbush rifle history. Each picture links to a different story. They came with either a fixed wire stock or one that slid forward for use as a bicycle rifle nearly identical with the stock later used on the usaf m4 survival rifle. Tagged308 airgun 457 air rifle big bore airgun big game hunting with an air rifle quackenbush airguns with. At the age of 16 he invented the extension ladder patent date october 22 1867 and began manufacturing it.

Many historians credit quackenbush as the father of the mass produced air gun. 1876 to 1938 in this article i am going to talk about extension ladders nut crackers oh and a whole load of airguns. Weve encountered quackenbush in a couple of previous articles and now it is his turn to be center stage. Boar taken with a quackenbush 458 cal.

Bison and the black bear and a 330 lb. Henry marcus quackenbush and the quackenbush model 1 air rifle mfd. At age fourteen he began an apprenticeship with remington arms where he became an expert metal worker and gun maker. Henry marcus quackenbush was born on april 27 1847 in herkimer new york to parents isaac and mary anne rasbach quackenbush.

American airgunhunter adventures in airguns airgun hunting in africa. Click on the pictures to read the story of the 2000 lb. My battery died and i lost most of my footage. A short video on the daq 458 testing the 255 280 350 grain hollow points in ballistic gel and water jugs.

The quackenbush rifle invented by industrialist henry m. 0 comments this is not a review but more a reflection on my quackenbush big bore rifles and why they mean so much to me. His first gun patent issued june 6 1871 was for the eureka air pistol. Quackenbush is a clever but cheaply made boys rifle sold in large numbers in the 1893 1920 period along with several models of air guns.

Henry was said to have been mechanically oriented a tinkerer. They came with either a fixed wire stock or one that slid forward for use as a bicycle rifle nearly identical with the stock later used on the usaf m4 survival rifle. He produced his first air rifle in 1876. The rifles springair design and its dedicated steam powered manufacturing plant were revolutionary.

Henry marcus quackenbush april 27 1847 september 8 1933 commonly called hm was an american inventor and industrialist who founded the hm. The quackenbush rifle invented by industrialist henry m.