I have a wall hanger, but it is not a muzzleloader. According to the family jibber jabber it was the first modern .22 caliber rifle ever sold through a Roebuck & Sears catalog. I've posted pictures of it in the past.





It has a engraving on the butt stock that says "Proven Favorite" made by Stevens Firearms Company/ To fire or load it, that ring on the bottom of the receiver is twisted down, then the barrel turns 1/4 counter clock wise and you pull the barrel off, out of the receiver. The cartridge is then put in the end of the barrel and the rifle re-assembled. Not a real speed shooter. It was the family's farm/barn gun, used for shooting livestock for butchering, and for hunting with. My great grandfather purchased it according to the family buzz for about four dollars.

I actually did shoot it once. Just to see if it would fire. Of course I never thought back then, ... would it blow up in my face. I put a couple rounds through it and then tired of doing all those steps to load/unload it. But I made a Black Ash back board from a tree on the property, and mounted it. And hung it on the wall. All my nephews and even a niece had mentioned how nice it would look on their wall. But after I am gone, I don't really care who gets the darn dust collector.