North & Skinner Revolving Rifle
Produced from 1856 to 1859, this revolving rifle looked much like the other revolving rifles that were being tried. One difference however was that it was not a "single-action" type where you cocked the hammer to rotate the cylinder.
The North & Skinner was a levergun. Shoving the combination lever & triggerguard down cocked the hammer and rotated the cylinder into firing position.
Most were made in .44 caliber. Some .60 caliber shotguns were produced also.
There were a number of different types of revolving rifles produced around this time. The biggest reason they did not last was ... the Volcanic rifle and it's offspring!