Bourne & Son, Birmingham, England, circa-1840-45 : 12 gauge SXS double barrel English Coach Gun
Double barrel percussion Boot/muff Pistol, .46 caliber.
Welcome to my airgun and antique firearm blog. I post photo's of my personal collection, and a myriad of pic's and information on Air pistols, air Rifles, and pre-1898 Antique Black Powder Guns... and occasionally I will post images of various confiscated, improvised, modified howmemade firearms from around the world.
It seems that I could have bought an E.L.Dickinson "Parts gun" a couple of weeks ago, but I passed, not realizing a the time, th...
Bourne & Son, Birmingham, England, circa-1840-45 : 12 gauge SXS double barrel English Coach Gun
Recently, I bought myself a Forehand & Wadsworth Russian model 32 "project gun" to restore, and so I have spend some time researching the American company and the revolvers they manufactured throughout the last 30+ years of the 19th century.
Under Hammer Muzzleloading Guns were created for a more accurate firearm by removing the Hammer from the shooters line of sight, and instead put the Hammer on the underside of the gun as shown in the two diagrams below.