The types are lettered to avoid confusion with QB air rifle models and because each type may contain several models and variations of the same basic design. Some of these types and sub-models apparently were made only as prototypes. Henry Q...
.21 cal., spring powered, SS, smoothbore, nickel-plated, walnut stock, action is very similar to the Johnson and Bye Champion pistol (see Johnson and Bye in the J section), very low powered, sequential serial number is usually found on the...
.21 cal., darts, SS, SP, cast iron body and grip, saw handle grip with embossed coarse checkering frame hexagonal rear half, forward frame cylindrical, cocking knob around muzzle, cocked by pulling muzzle knob forward, loaded by pushing bar...
.21 cal., smoothbore rubber band powered SS, nickel-plated, walnut stock, 32 in. OAL, 4 lbs. Mfg. 1884 only.
.21 cal., push-barrel, SP, SS, smoothbore, nickel finish, walnut stock. Designed to shoot round shot, felted slugs, burred slugs, or darts. Loads through rectangular loading port in front part of receiver. Easily identified by the two-part...
- basically the same as the Target Pistol, but with an improved device to receive the dart when the gun is loaded from behind, combined with a groove, to align the barrel and close its rear end when the barrel is moved forward as to be flus...
.21 cal., push-barrel, SP, SS, smoothbore, nickel finish, walnut stock, distinguished from Model 1 by much heavier, one-piece receiver. Versions 1 and 2 with rectangular loading port ahead of rear sight, other versions with spoon shaped loa...
- barrel is above compression tube and no longer concentric with piston - as in Type D- Rifle Air Pistols. Basically still based on Patent 115,638 with a flip-to-the-right side-swinging loading gate as shown in that patent. Major change was...
.22 cal., SS, SP, smoothbore, cast iron frame, nickel-plated or black finish, 12.75 in. OAL, 1.5 pounds. Barrel above compression tube. Cocked by pulling barrel forward. Loaded with dart when barrel is moved forward for cocking. Saw handle...
.21 cal., round ball, push-barrel, SP, SS, smoothbore, nickel finish, walnut stock. Round loading port/hole in top of receiver behind rear sight. Five versions are distinguishable by various features. The serial number can be used to approx...
- PATCH BOX PISTOL - functions only as a pistol; stamped: MFGD. BY H.M. QUACKENBUSH. HERKIMER. N.Y. PATD. JUNE.6.DEC.26.1871. No provision for shoulder stock wire, base of grip with sliding brass door which opens to store projectiles inside...
.21 cal., round ball, push-barrel, SP, smoothbore, nickel finish, walnut stock, gravity-fed in-line magazine repeater. Three variations distinguished by various features. The serial number can be used to approximate these variations. Versio...
- rifle air pistol - early version. Marked: MFGD. BY H.M. QUACKENBUSH. HERKIMER. N.Y. PATD. JUNE.6.DEC.26.1871; grip with small screw holes in butt for attaching wire shoulder stock (this version shown in QB flyers and stationery).
.22 cal., BBC, SP, smoothbore, blue or nickel finish, walnut stock. The smoothbore version did not have an extractor and operated only as an airgun. Designed to shoot round shot, felted slugs, burred slugs, or darts. Another version, rifled...
- rifle air pistol - late version. Marked: MFGD. BY H.M. QUACKENBUSH. HERKIMER. N.Y. PATD. JUNE.6.DEC.26.1871. Iron screw runs up from butt to secure wire shoulder stock in 5/16 in. hole in rear edge of grip; screw head visible from side. N...
BB/.175 cal., push-barrel, SP, smoothbore, blue finish, one-piece walnut buttstock/forearm, breech loading SS, sheet metal barrel housing, almost same general appearance as Number 7 except for round cocking stud in "2" slot under...
- .22 cal., SS, SP. Pushing in barrel cocks forward-firing piston. Barrel, concentric with piston, must be pulled forward before firing. Pat. no. 178,327 issued June 6, 1876. No specimens known, but this design was basic to the QB Rifle No....
BB/.175 cal., push-barrel, SP, breech loading SS, smoothbore, blue finish, one-piece walnut buttstock/forearm, sheet metal barrel housing, flat, rectangular cocking lug in slot running almost full length of underside of barrel shroud (housi...
.22 cal., SS, SP, very simple, inexpensive design, at rest the mainspring is visibly wrapped around forward part of barrel, pushing in barrel cocks piston, barrel is attached to piston, both move forward at firing, simple sear hook retains...
BB/.175 cal., push-barrel, SP, SS, muzzle loader, smoothbore, blue finish, walnut stock, similar to Models 6 and 7, except no cocking lug/stud or open slot on underside of barrel housing. Sheet metal barrel housing. No serial numbers. Mfg....
BB/.175 cal., push-barrel, spring piston, smoothbore, felted slugs and darts, nickel-plated finish, walnut stock. Similar to Model 2 (with spoon shaped loading port), except for .175 caliber and a sheet metal barrel shroud with knurled muzz...
BB/.175 cal., push-barrel, spring piston, smoothbore, nickel plated finish, walnut stock, similar to Model 3 (with round loading port), except for .175 caliber and sheet metal barrel shroud with knurled muzzle piece to support shot tube at...
- see Model 2, version 3.
