I’ll introduce myself, with a real brain bender. I have found out so far, it is a Saxon Rural Police weapon. I call it a carbine for it’s length. It is actually a Cape Gun. Calibers are 15MM x 28 gage pinfire. 20" barrels, with sliding rod bayonet! The choice of 15MM makes me think they issued a revolver in same caliber? Anyone know of such a German revolver? And a longshot… anyone got a right hand hammer?
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Can I see a picture of the breech opening?
The 15mm cartridges were typically rimless.
Yeah I think just two different shotshell gauges. If the one side is rifled it may’ve used a slug:
Also, looks like it may also have some type of centerfire conversion?
The rifled chamber is very short. Half the length of the smoothbore. The additional holes in the reciever, are I believe for a safety device. It hung on a chain from the ring on the reciever. Ring is not for a saddle ring. Wouldn’t hold the weight of the gun.
Greetings Trenchwarfare; Thanks for the images and information. I have a similar Saxon carbine, almost the same as yours, including the rod bayonet. My example has extractors built in. Also, there are German proof marks on the water table and under the barrels. Which is strange, given that Germany had no proof law until 1891! I wonder if perhaps if was proof tested after being sold out of service?
