Here's one more for comparison. A Boss built in 1860 as a pinfire gun and converted to centerfire. It seems facially similar to the ones posted above, but this one has an underlever single bite lockup...Geo



Copy of original 1860 build sheet:


The original buyer was a son of the 4th Earl of Harewood and was an official of the Ripon Cathedral.

Last edited by Geo. Newbern; 07/29/20 12:50 PM. Reason: added pic