Help needed with old revolver rifle information

[manwithbeers]

An uncle was showing me this rifle over the holidays. He’s been trying to get info on it for years. His father found it wrapped in burlap about 65 years ago under a building. Some have thought it too be an early Colt saddle gun. I’ve never seen a revolver rifle before so I took some photos and I’m posting them in the hopes that someone may know something about this type of gun what it may be worth and to whom, should it be insured? I doubt he would sell it as it’s been in the family a long time and he hopes to keep it that way.
Caliber appears to be .45, 1.18cm
Cylinder dia. = 1.18cm L = 5.3cm
Bore 1.05cm
As you can see in the photos there is almost no steel at the end of the barrel. (muzzle)
I can’t see rifling but the bore is pretty corroded and there may have been rifling there once.
No marks on the action at all that can be seen.

 

[dingus]

Id guess its either British (looking at that loading Gate a Adams or Tranter) Or Belgian.
Isnt there ANY markings on it anywhere ?

Look Closer at the Cylinder there should be Tiny little proof marks.
The cylinder Stop cut outs look british or Belgian to me.

 

[mooncoon]

My guess would be for a belgian version of the colt revolving rifle. Like Dingus said; check for proof marks; both British and Belgian guns should have them somewhere.

cheers mooncoon

 

[tiriaq]

X3. British or Belgian.
Very interesting. Revolving rifles are definitely uncommon. Gettings lots of PMs inquiring if its for sale?

 

[manwithbeers]

X3. British or Belgian.
Very interesting. Revolving rifles are definitely uncommon. Gettings lots of PMs inquiring if its for sale?

No requests for a sale yet. But it's not mine to sell either. Where might I find info on other guns like this? I'm really interested in finding a date of manufacture. Who used these guns? It came from an area at a time when prospectors and homesteaders would have been coming and going all the time.

 

[senior]

That's where I left it..oh stupid me..thanks for finding it...tell you what I'll pay the postage to return it

 

[dingus]

Looking at it closer im gona say i think its a Tranter or a Belgian Copy of a tranter.
Tranters used a Spur on the back of the trigger to move the sear and fire the gun.
If you look at your Trigger you can see the spur and where it went up into the Action.

As far as selling it...
Its in pretty Rough shape! thats a Mooncoon Restoration gun if i ever seen one

 

[david doyle]

are you sure on the cylinderlength?

 

[manwithbeers]

are you sure on the cylinderlength?

Pretty sure, You can see it in the pic next to calipers that it's just over 2 inches long.