The Monster from the East ???

Russian Rampart Rifle or Fortress Rifle which was made by P. J. Malherbe of Liege in 1837.

 V. Federov states in his 1938 Treatise [Zvodyutsiya Stredkovogo Oruzhiya] -- "The Fortress Breech Loading Percussion Rifle 1839 Model (fig 31- 33). Calibre 0.833 inches (21.16mm), barrel length 50.175 inches (127.4 cm). The rifled bore had eight grooves making 1.2 turns, the groove width was .124 inch, depth 0.33 inch, the weight of the rifle was 24 lbs. At the muzzle end of the barrel there is a brass front sight. Mounted in front of the breech the rear sight consists of one fixed leaf for 100 paces and two hinged leaves for 200 and 300 paces. The breech loading mechanism is arranged in the following way. The breech end of the barrel is rectangular and fitted with two studs which lock into the rectangular open topped iron receiver box which is attached at the rear to the wooden stock. The receiver box contains the iron breech chamber which rotates on trunnions at its rear fixed into the sides of the receiver box. The chamber for the powder charge and bullet is externally coned at the front and is intended to be forced into the corresponding conical commencement of the barrel bore. At its rear there is a percussion nipple.
To load, the chamber is held vertically and after charging is lowered and pushed forward so that the cone enters the barrel. A wedge with a handle pivoted on the left side is brought down behind the chamber and forces it into engagement with the barrel to prevent movement and gas escape when firing. To help manipulate the chamber there is an upright two pronged handle at its front, the so-called "whiskers". Round the barrel in front of the fore stock there is a clamping band secured on its underside by a bolt which acts as the pivot for a pintle pin. This pintle pin is put into a hole in a wooden support during shooting. The percussion lock is of the usual construction. The range of the Fortress Rifle reached 817 yards (747 metres). The charge of musket powder was 230 grains (14.9 grammes); the weight of the ball ranged between 1004 grains (65 grammes) and 1020 grains (66.12 grammes). The ball diameter was 0.850 inches (21.59 mm). "


was made by P. J. Malherbe of Liege in 1837 ....

Не эти   Liege ШТУЦЕРЫ традИСТЕРИКИ путают с пукалками оттуда же ???