Original U.S. Babcock Open-Frame Percussion Rifle — Circa 1850 - Marked M. Babcock Charlestown Mass Cannons & Mortars but still mostly intact

but still mostly intact

on 22 November 1945

The Volcanic “Navy” Pistol

which seems to have been punched into the lock plate and suggests it may well be an Owner's name rather than that of the Gun Smith

1034 and 1035

Original U.S. Babcock Open-Frame Percussion Rifle — Circa 1850 - Marked M. Babcock Charlestown Mass Cannons & Mortars but still mostly intactOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally unusual and mechanically fascinating Babcock Open Frame Percussion Rifle, made circa the 1850s and clearly marked on its heavy 30 inch octagon barrel, M. Babcock Charlestown Mass. A fine example of small shop American gunsmithing ingenuity, this distinctive percussion rifle employs an innovative open frame design in which the trigger guard doubles as the mainspring and the trigger itself