Baffling to me!

[user 55620]

Well, I went and gone and done it. I have purchased, on line, from a dealer a double barrelled, muzzle loading 18/.55 cape gun. I have used the dealer for a few years and his stuff has always been good. I haven’t seen the gun yet as it is in transit. I don’t know if it will be fireable or be a wall hanger. It will give me something to do over the winter cleaning and polishing it.
But. If it is usable, what do I shoot out of it? And, I can keep it as a curiosity without a licence, but if I want to shoot it, it must be on my ticket. Which ticket? Is it a shotgun or a rifle? I should have thought about this before buying it but………
Any help appreciated.
OSF

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[user 55620]

The cape gun has not yet arrived, but the rifle I was going to buy was this one which is a flintlock rifle.
Too pretty to shoot.

 

[user 55620]

The gun has arrived. The barrels are black. The locks work. It half cocks, cocks and dry fires. It has the original wooden ram rod. It has 3 flip up sights for distances up to 500 yards. The nipples are platinum lined and are easy to remove.
If I remove the nipples and apply a torch to the holes, I can see light down both barrels. I have measured both bores which are as stated.
There are one or two bits missing. No makers name. No serial numbers. No proof marks. It looks like the barrels will have to come off and see if I can find any marks.

 

[OldSmoky1967]

The cape gun has not yet arrived, but the rifle I was going to buy was this one which is a flintlock rifle.
Too pretty to shoot.

NO such thing as too pretty to shoot if it can be done safely. I have several originals and I shoot them all. In fact, I like shooting them more than the repo's! Yours is a beauty!