A friend brought over an old shotgun he inherited. It seems to be some kind of convertible cartridge/ percussion gun. A 16 gauge shotgun shell will chamber except for the rim, and it has firing pins as well as hammers. There are two steel "cartridges" stored in the buttstock that chamber also. One barrel is smoothbore, the other has "straight rifling"??
I've never seen one like this before. The barrels appear to be damascus, and I told him not to try to shoot it, even if he could. He said some great uncle bought it in Europe eons ago.
I've never seen one like this before. The barrels appear to be damascus, and I told him not to try to shoot it, even if he could. He said some great uncle bought it in Europe eons ago.