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The hammer is connected to a long striker. Then, the shooter rotates the breech handle back to the left closing the barrel over the mouth
of the chamber. The whole sequence can be done very quickly. Only
a relatively small number of these interesting “chain rifles” were manufactured (likely four). The Royal Armouries in the U.K. has an example and notes that three are known to survive. The NRA Museum also has one shown and notes three survive. This rifle is unquestionably and by far, the finest of those known to exist. It is perhaps one of two remaining in private hands and also the only known cased example, accompanied with its original accessories.
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