PORTER, PATRICK W.

Patrick Porter was a patentee for Turret rifles and located in Memphis, TN and New York, NY, circa early 1850s. Guns were manufactured by G.P. Foster located in Taunton, MA.

PORTER, PATRICK W. Antiques Models

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TURRET REVOLVER

.35 or .41 cal., pellet or tape framing, single action, 8 or 9 shot vertically revolving turret, finger lever moves turret and socks hammer, 4 or 5 in. part octagon/part round barrel, no markings, no rear sight, wood square built grips, und...

TURRET RIFLE - EARLY Image

TURRET RIFLE - EARLY

approx. .40 cal., automatic loading and priming, very complex operating mechanism, 30 shot canister mag. combined with 8 loaded chambers in turret mechanism, octagon barrel, wood stock typically with fancy engraved oval plaque on right side...

TURRET RIFLE - FIRST MODEL Image

TURRET RIFLE - FIRST MODEL

approx. .44 cal., 9 shot vertically mounted turret magazine recognizable by the square shaped magazine cover with rounded front edge, 22 or 24 in. (carbine) and 26 or 28 in. (rifle) octagon barrel, offset front and rear sights, case colored...

TURRET RIFLE - SECOND MODEL Image

TURRET RIFLE - SECOND MODEL

approx. .44 cal., 9 shot vertically mounted turret magazine recognizable by a turret cover (usually missing), 22 or 24 in. (carbine) and 26 or 28 in. (rifle) octagon barrel, offset front and rear sights, case colored frame and turret, serpe...

TURRET RIFLE - THIRD MODEL Image

TURRET RIFLE - THIRD MODEL

approx. .44 cal., 8 shot vertical turret type (manually capped and loaded), no provision for loading lever or turret cover, offset sights, distinguished by the absence of a magazine and percussion nipples visibly mounted on exterior of the...