Nice project...:bthumb:

 

Well thanks. I enjoy restoring old .22 walnut and steel era project or parts rifles for my own use or to pass along to my children and grandchildren. This Norinco is a bit different, since it's a modern version of one of the old classics. But unlike a real Trombone, it readily fit into my budget.

 

welcome,

as far as your statement of

Since these have little or no collectors value

you left out some words. Now.

i have not checked on the going price of them, but its something to consider about investments is TIME. What is hot now, may not be tomorrow and vise versa

I like odd toys and even copies. So for me, having a knock off would be cool. thats just me and how i collect. You or others may not think so but you can do as you wish too.

 

welcome,

as far as your statement of

you left out some words. Now.

i have not checked on the going price of them, but its something to consider about investments is TIME. What is hot now, may not be tomorrow and vise versa

I like odd toys and even copies. So for me, having a knock off would be cool. thats just me and how i collect. You or others may not think so but you can do as you wish too.

Thanks. My personal preference is to buy specimens that are in poor condition. I strip them down, inspect and repair them inside and out, and work on them until they look (and function) like they just came out from under the Christmas tree. I end up giving most of them away. I have kept a Winchester model 1906 and 61; a Remington 550-1 and 121; an FN SA-22 and a Norinco ATD clone; plus a Marlin 39A. None of those were anywhere near collectable condition when I started working on them. Many collectors wouldn't be interested in them now. But I've had loads of fun and have become pretty proficient at maintaining and repairing them all.

 

Nice job, I like it! I also like odd-ball, one-off guns this one would fill that niche well. How does it shoot? Well, I'm sure. I'd be interested in seeing some targets one day. Again, nice job.

Mac

 

I think its stellar:bthumb: True craftsmanship is only enhanced by love::

 

I thought that I was pretty knowledgeable about anything Browning related, but I was totally unaware of this Chinese version.

 

Me either, Camster. This is the first I've ever seen of one. It appears to be a very good quality reproduction.

 

That turned out really well. You obviously have the needed skills and a good eye. :bthumb::bthumb:

Doug

 

I don't think colt or remington could do a nicer job on the blue!

 

I love Trombones. I only have one, and it IS rusty. Nice work, Chinese or not!!

 

Looks good :bthumb:
And the 1st time I see/read about these...

 

Yes, I had an FN SA-22 and the Norinco ATD. But I had never heard of the EM321 until a couple of years ago. I saw them for sale from time to time and decided to take the plunge and buy one. Like the FN Trombone, there aren't a lot of them and parts will be hard to find. But these are based on a reliable design, with few parts, and are constructed very well.

The after market Trombone stock is available from Western Gun Parts in Canada for about $75. The Trombone forearm screws directly into the threaded magazine tube. The Chinese magazine tube has square protrusions on the outside of the tube that are threaded for the forearm. So the Trombone forearm won't fit on one of these. I just picked up some old forearms on Ebay and found the one used on the old Noble .22 pumps could be shaved down and modified to work.

I posted here mainly to raise awareness of these rifles based on the old Browning patent. Many people would probably be happy to have one of these inexpensive rifles "as is" The book value is just $90 for one in 90% to $150 for one in 100%.

 

I find it weird that they would tool up for a model and only make a small production run?
- Maybe they sold a bunch of them on "different" markets, but North America was somehow left out of the loop?

 

Or they came out after Norinco was blacklisted from further selling their products in the US?

 

Canada got a whole slew of Chinese rifles after the ban.
- Don't remember seeing any of the Trombone knock-off