I've come accross a side opening single shot rifle that I need help identifying. The only wood on the gun is the butstock. It doesn't appear that there ever was a fore end. Just a slight lengthening of the action and a big old octagonal barrel. I could not find a caliber marking on it. It is a large caliber though. On the order of .45 or there abouts. There is very little writing on the gun. On one of the flats I found; "Lee's Fire Arms Co., Milwaukee, Wisc., Patd. July 22 (a mark that looks like a sideways eight) 1862. The serial# appears to be 1622. It is for a metalic cartridge as the firing pin on the hammer strikes the center of the chamber. To open the action, you pull the hammer and the trigger back at the same time. The barrel then pivots sideways to expose the chamber. On the right side of the action, there is a button (bump) that slides to the rear and moves the extractor rearward. The barrel looks like it's @ 26" or so. Any ideas guys? :?: :roll: