Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - c.1860 Crimean War The build quality is second

The build quality is second to none as this came from 5th Avenue New York and was probably the most expensive cap you could buy

and catching the Allies unprepared

Size large offered in excellent condition

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Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - c.1860 Crimean War The build quality is secondOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is something you don't see every day, and this is indeed the only example we have had of a Greene Under Hammer Rifle. The system was invented and patented by LT. COLONEL J. DURRELL GREENE, as indicated on the barrel tang markings, which are partly faded: GREENE'S PATENT. NOV. 17. 1857 This is the rifle that introduced the bolt action system to the U. S. Army, probably somewhat copying the German 1841 Dreyse