"N. LEWIS MAKER TROY N.Y" marked on top of the rib. Nelson Lewis' (1811-1888) shop was located at Congress and Church Street in Troy, New York, where he was an active gunmaker starting in 1843 and continuing for more than forty years. The rifled left barrel measures at approximately .40 caliber with the smoothbore right barrel measuring at approximately 20 gauge. The solid rib is fitted with a hooded silver blade front sight and an empty dovetailed slot for a rear sight, with a flip-up tang mounted peep sight. The rifle is mounted with a straight grip half stock with a silver forend cap, eagle plaque and patchbox, and casehardened upper tang, locks, hammers, trigger guard with pineapple finial, and buttplate. Features fine floral scroll and border engraving on all of the fittings minus the barrels, with a finely detailed German silver patriotic eagle plaque on the left side cheekpiece, and a bear scene on the patchbox door. Complete with a brass tipped double sided wooden ramrod for use with each barrel.