USA - 19th Century - Mid to Late - P.W. Porter - P. W. Porter Second Model Revolving Turret Rifle - Porter Turret Rifle - Percussion - Rifle - 14mm
The Porter was one of the few turret rifles ever put into serial production. Turret rifles are similar in principle to revolvers, but they is a cylinder with radial chambers (like the spokes of a wheel) instead of parallel chambers. P. W Porter's U. S. Patent No. 8210 of July 8th 1851 Mechanics in good working order, but the barrel has the larger caliber than chambers.
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The Porter was one of the few turret rifles ever put into serial production. Turret rifles are similar in principle to revolvers, but they is a cylinder with radial chambers (like the spokes of a wheel) instead of parallel chambers. P. W Porter's U. S. Patent No. 8210 of July 8th 1851 Mechanics in good working order, but the barrel has the larger caliber than chambers.
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