Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .38cal Centerfire Sporting Rifle - Matching Serial 1599 Japanese Military Maps The sword is a Texas

The sword is a Texas regulation Templar example and is identified by the Star with T E X A S around it on the crossguard

with an 1878 dated

This was one of the few suppliers of this dagger type

It measures 7 3/4"H x 5" x 5 1/2"

The shoulder boards also bear brass crossed cannon pins

Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .38cal Centerfire Sporting Rifle - Matching Serial 1599 Japanese Military Maps The sword is a TexasOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare bird, only the second example we have ever had, and the first example we have had of the sporting rifle! This is a very nice example of a rare Whitney "Phoenix" rifle, somewhat similar in form to a Remington rolling block, but in this case the bridge is hinged and opens to the right, similar in some ways to a Snider or Joslin type system, but much more refined. There were various hunting rifles