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Looks similar to the rifle CVA called the Blazer. Might have been their inspiration for the design. During the transition from traditional side lock guns to eventually cartridge breech loaders there were thousands of strange and even bizarre "experimental" models. An acquaintance has a very strange gun that loads a paper cartridge from the underside of the barrel and a plunger pushed the paper cartridge forward into position next to the percussion nipple and sealed the bore.. I'm guessing that was too keep escaping gas out of the shooter's eyes.