Original British Victorian .40cal Rotating Breech Sporting Rifle by Clarke of Leicester - circa 1870 Antique Shotguns considered as the Weimar era

considered as the Weimar era

A nearly identical style set without the letter is in the permanent collection at the United States Shoah Memorial Museum as seen at this link

As the Confederates were reorganizing another Federal attack was launched

It displays very well as is but should be corrected

This example is marked Maubeuge on the brass frame under the hammer

Original British Victorian .40cal Rotating Breech Sporting Rifle by Clarke of Leicester - circa 1870 Antique Shotguns considered as the Weimar eraOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very interesting Victorian Era British Sporting rifle, which utilizes a "rotating breech" system of a configuration that we have not really seen before. It features a "box lock" type action with a hammer on the right side, however this is just used to cock the gun, as there is a firing pin inside of the action. There is a lever under the fore stock with a latch, which when swung out to the side,