Original British Victorian .40cal Rotating Breech Sporting Rifle by Clarke of Leicester - circa 1870 Antique Shotguns We did however notice that

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

There is however some cracking through the base metal on the "left" side of the guard

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A nearly identical style set without the letter is in the permanent collection at the United States Shoah Memorial Museum as seen at this link

The wooden grip scales are in fair condition

Original British Victorian .40cal Rotating Breech Sporting Rifle by Clarke of Leicester - circa 1870 Antique Shotguns We did however notice thatOriginal 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,