Percussion 0r flintlock

[Crockford]

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I was looking at an old auction from Tennessee and came across this percussion/flintlock. Is a single barrel gun. I guess if you are out of caps use the flint? I have never seen a gun with both.

 

[cynthialee]

that is an odd duck

flint for right handers and percussion for lefties?

 

[Brazos John]

An early example of bi-detonation.

 

[Crockford]

Wondering how they made the triggers work for both? The locks are different makes.

 

[Grenadier1758]

If the sear levers are in roughly the same place, the trigger lever will push the sear out of the full cock notch and the other lock being at rest won't operate. The trigger pull might be increased due to two sears being moved unless each trigger is for a different lock.

 

[dave951]

That is one odd piece. I'd like to know what's up with the sights.

 

[Mtman725]

Never seen anything like it?