Original French 14mm Pinfire Double Action Gold Inlaid Revolving Rifle with Figured Stock - Circa 1860 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia There are also a few

There are also a few pressure dents and the usual marks from use

The lock is engraved IRREGULAR 12th CAVALRY

A lovely medal bar that comes more than ready for further research and display

the general consensus after researching a bit is that they are East German with the possibility of being from an Eastern Bloc country

We see what looks like two pilots

Original French 14mm Pinfire Double Action Gold Inlaid Revolving Rifle with Figured Stock - Circa 1860 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia There are also a fewOriginal item. Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a historical rarity: a revolving rifle! There were various designs fielded in Europe and the United States during the mid 19th century, but they never really caught on in the same way that revolving pistols did. The relatively poor breech seal that revolvers have was definitely an issue with long range accuracy, which other "repeating" systems were able to mitigate more easily. This gold