German made percussion lock combo gun,Made sometime in the 19th century, this interesting gun has tw
German made percussion lock combo gun,Made sometime in the 19th century, this interesting gun has two barrel; one being a .58 caliber rifle and the other being a 20 gauge shotgun. The two barrels were made separately, with one marked “I. Eitel” and the other marked “A. Weilburg”. While the firearms is a percussion lock gun it is believed to have originally been a flintlock firearms that was later converted to percussion lock. The buttplate of the stock is removable giving access to a compartment for storing shot and patch, although interestingly it was found with a folded up German newspaper dated 1866 in it.For sale at Merz Antiques for $ 3,650http://merzantique.com/photo/very-interesting-german-combination-percussion-rifle-shotgun -- source link
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