Original U.S. Civil War Billinghurst-Requa 25-Barrel Battery Gun Inert Cartridge - Rare German Documents & Books The butt plate is absent

The butt plate is absent and the mounts appear to be of Brass

- M69 Practice Grenade: This is a very nice inert example of the rare U

Both of these are the exact type of unit that would have been issued this type of carbine

with some the original metal finish present

Original U.S. Civil War Billinghurst-Requa 25-Barrel Battery Gun Inert Cartridge - Rare German Documents & Books The butt plate is absentOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Billinghurst Requa Battery gun was an early rapid fire gun used during the American Civil War. It was invented by a Dr. Josephus Requa (18331910), a dentist by profession, who had at the age of 16 spent three years as an apprentice to William Billinghurst (18071880), a New York riflemaker. Not Available for Export. The gun consisted of twenty five heavy . 58 caliber rifle barrels, each 2 feet (0. 61 m) long and