William Billinghurst of Rochester, New York, was one of the most famous firearms makers of his day. Billinghurst produced pill lock and percussion revolving rifles on the Miller patent. This particular rifle is a pill lock. Very tiny pills containing the fulminate are retained in small receptacles in the cylinder by use of bees wax. The seven shot cylinder is rotated manually by releasing the latch located in front of the finely serrated cylinder, which was done so for an easier grip. German silver post front sight and fixed notch rear sight on a part octagon barrel marked "W. BILLINGHURST" at the breech end. The casehardened lock, upper tang and hammer are floral scroll engraved. Mounted with a smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a pewter end cap, single barrel wedge, and a brass spacer at the frame, brass scroll type trigger guard and crescent buttplate. Complete with a wooden ramrod. At least 15 gunsmiths made the revolving rifle under the Miller patent and it's estimated that only a few hundred were produced.