Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - c.1860 Empire Edged Weapons It measures 5 inches wide

It measures 5 inches wide by 3

With the commencement of hostilities

many members volunteered for Imperial Service

Original Item: Another of those rare events in antique arms: we found a small supply of the screw-in butt swivel bases that were unique to the very first Mark of the SMLE

Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - c.1860 Empire Edged Weapons It measures 5 inches wideOriginal 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 mostly 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