.44 caliber, 32.5" octagonal barrel, no S/N. Blued finish, iron furniture, smooth walnut stock with German silver patchbox, forend with two-wedges, German silver wedge escutcheons and pewter forend cap. Top flat of barrel marked: P. SMITH / BUFFALO. Back action lock with light engraving of loose foliate scrolls, with triggerguard and breech tang engraved en-suite. 7-shot, manually rotated percussion cylinder, apparently altered from pill lock, using the Miller patent. Scroll triggerguard, fixed notch rear sight, dovetailed blade front sight, wood ramrod secured by two iron thimbles and an entry pipe. Patrick Smith worked in Buffalo, NY ca1835-1881 producing percussion and cartridge guns. (Sellers) He was know for producing revolving rifles in the "Billinghurst style" based upon the Miller patent. Condition: Good. Retains some traces of blue mixed with an oxidized plum patina and some scattered light pitting. Markings clear, mechanically functional, good pitted bore is very dirty. Hammer appears to be an old replacement, possibly from the time of alteration from pill lock to percussion. Cylinder with some obvious flaws in the metal and some impact marks. Stock with scattered bumps, dings and bruises.
.44 caliber, 32.5" octagonal barrel, no S/N. Blued finish, iron furniture, smooth walnut stock with German silver patchbox, forend with two-wedges, German silver wedge escutcheons and pewter forend cap. Top flat of barrel marked: P. SMITH / BUFFALO. Back action lock with light engraving of loose foliate scrolls, with triggerguard and breech tang engraved en-suite. 7-shot, manually rotated percussion cylinder, apparently altered from pill lock, using the Miller patent. Scroll triggerguard, fixed notch rear sight, dovetailed blade front sight, wood ramrod secured by two iron thimbles and an entry pipe. Patrick Smith worked in Buffalo, NY ca1835-1881 producing percussion and cartridge guns. (Sellers) He was know for producing revolving rifles in the "Billinghurst style" based upon the Miller patent. Condition: Good. Retains some traces of blue mixed with an oxidized plum patina and some scattered light pitting. Markings clear, mechanically functional, good pitted bore is very dirty. Hammer appears to be an old replacement, possibly from the time of alteration from pill lock to percussion. Cylinder with some obvious flaws in the metal and some impact marks. Stock with scattered bumps, dings and bruises.
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