Part Number: AAN-470
Swivel breech rifles, were originally known as a Wender (winder?) rifles. This swivel breech percussion drilling features a .50 caliber rifled barrel, .62 caliber rifled barrel, and 12 gauge smoothbore barrel with a screw-in choke. This drilling, three barreled gun, is stocked in black walnut, and trimmed in browned iron furniture with a L&R back action lock. Multiple barrel percussion rifles and shotguns were a popular design in mid ninetieth century America with many antique examples surviving today. This rifle & shotgun combination was assembled and signed by contemporary builder Dr. Gary White.
This drilling features two Colerain rifled barrels and a Remington smoothbore barrel. The Colerain .50 caliber barrel is cut rifled with a 1 in 56" twist, the .62 caliber barrel is cut rifled with a 1 in 66" twist, both cut with six round bottom grooves. Called “radius groove rifling", Colerain eliminates the sharp inside corner that accumulates fouling. Mr. White reports good success with both barrels test firing them at 25 and 50 yards. The Remington smoothbore barrel has a screw in cylinder bore choke installed. The barrel accepts White's Super Turkey chokes.