What do we have here?

[Traffer]

Found this old picture on the internet. It intrigued me. I can tell these are target guns but that is about it. Anyone know these rifles?

[Artful]

Schutzen rifles for off hand shooting
https://www.google.com/search?q=schu...NxALkQ_AUIBigB

[northmn]

Palm rests and buttplates make them Schuetzen rifles as mentioned. While the one might be a Ballard I cannot quite make out the actions. They also used some elaborate trigger guards.

DP

[Dan Cash]

Look like 2 Ballards and a Sharps Borchart in the middle. The gun on the right might be a Stevens but--

[Scharfschuetze]

Looks like plain and unadulterated trouble with a capital "T" to me.

[runfiverun]

if you click on the picture it gets bigger.
it appears they have a lever of some sort on a couple of them.

[Traffer]

Yes folks, FYI. Here is how you see pictures blown up on the internet:
1 CLICK ON THE PICTURE
2 WHEN IT COMES UP WITH THE BACKGROUND IN DARK GREY. CLICK ON THE PICTURE AGAIN.
3 HOLD THE CONTROL KEY DOWN AND SCROLL THE MOUSE WHEEL AWAY FROM YOU.
That is all you need to do.
You can zoom this one to 400% or 500% with it still clear. Then you can see the guns pretty well.
This is a good technique for any pictures on the internet.

if you click on the picture it gets bigger.
it appears they have a lever of some sort on a couple of them.

[Rimfire]

Looks like 2 Martini's and a Ballard

[Chill Wills]

The left rifle is for sure a Ballard.

Looks like 2 Martini's and a Ballard

It sure could be but they would be some odd Martini's - I can not open the picture large enough to really see. The middle and the left may not be the same action either and the left one looks like an 1886 with the mag tube under the barrel. The middle one has something under the barrel too maybe but could be a wiping rod.

For sure offhand rifles. It would be good to see more detail.

(I don't really have anything like a mouse wheel on this 5 year old HP laptop)

[georgerkahn]

Thank you, Traffer -- thanks to you, I just learned something new -- still another use for that marvelous CTRL key!
georgerkahn

[Multigunner]

Peabody?

[smithywess]

if you click on the picture it gets bigger.
it appears they have a lever of some sort on a couple of them.

Thanks for the tip. Works well.

[northmn]

Used to get loading equipment catalogs that featured women in the ads. This looks like it may be a Victorian version of those ads.

DEP

[farmbif]

don't know thing about em, but the barrels look to be 3'+. They sure ain't made like they used to be.