Original British Victorian .40cal Rotating Breech Sporting Rifle by Clarke of Leicester - circa 1870 Antique Shotguns Metal finish is a Very

Metal finish is a Very nice

considered as the Weimar era

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

We did however notice that there is an instruction pamphlet in German curled up in side

Original British Victorian .40cal Rotating Breech Sporting Rifle by Clarke of Leicester - circa 1870 Antique Shotguns Metal finish is a VeryOriginal 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,