Rock Island Auction Company: Rock Island Premiere Firearms Auction Day 2: Lot 1033
Unique Left Handed English Revolving Four Shot Flintlock Rifle
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This unique left handed flintlock rifle was reportedly manufactured by Andrew Dolep of London circa 1690. The rifle features a screw off swamped barrel with a pronounced ring at the muzzle with four bead sights. The large round iron frame is threaded at the breech and has four 44 caliber chambers. The chambers are loaded and the barrel is then screwed on. The barrel and frame are manually rotated firing each chamber separately. There is a small trigger/lever located ahead of the action trigger which releases the frame for manual rotation. This design is very similar to the three shot flintlock pistols that were made by Dolep in the late 1600s. There are no markings on the rifle. The rifle is equipped with a large iron hammer, flashpan, frizzen and spring. Mounted with a large thick straight grip stock with a massive iron trigger guard, iron buttplate and a carved wooden patch box lid.
BBL: 29 1/2 inch round
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 44
Finish: bright
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Serial Number: NSN
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