Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of the Unrivalled Collection of Rare Antique and Modern Pistols, Revolvers, Guns, Swords, Crossbows and Edged Weapons, American and Foreign: Collected by George Leary, Jr. Of New York City, An Extensive and Unique Collection Designed to Illustrate the Evolution of the Manufacture of Arms From the Earliest TimesTwenty-seven - inch browned barrel marked F. Deriera Lopez Y Cal, Durango Smooth bore, about calibre 60, with sliding bayonet. Breech is opened by turning a catch to the right, which then permits the breech block to be lifted up. Butternut stock. A unique piece requiring slight repairs on the bayonet catch.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.