Tag: Moses Babcock

Moses Babcock Action Inspired Percussion Muzzleloading Rifle (3)

Moses Babcock Action-Inspired Muzzleloader from Poland

Posted February 22, 2023 in Daily News, Rifles by Hrachya H with No Comments

About five years ago we published an article telling about a 19th-century 8-bore muzzleloading percussion shotgun designed by a gentleman named Moses Babcock. What sets this firearm apart is its extremely simple and ambidextrous action/lock mechanism. Marek, a TFB [Read More…]

Ingeniously Simple and Ambidextrous 8-Bore Muzzleloading Shotgun Moses Babcock (3)

Ingeniously Simple Caplock Mechanism Designed by Moses Babcock

Posted May 22, 2018 in Daily News, Shotguns by Hrachya H with No Comments

When I first saw the images of this mid 19th-century muzzle-loading firearm, I thought it is probably missing the side plates covering lock mechanism. But then I noticed the hammer spur which, as you know, is designed to make it possible to manually cock the hammer and [Read More…]