Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .45-70 Military Rifle - Serial 5704 Untouched Antique Guns manually-operated landing flaps

manually-operated landing flaps

The poster shows a woman standing tall while holding a miniature fighter and an artillery shell

These particular Martini Infantry Rifles were used by the Gurkha detachments mostly in the Indian Sub Continent and are offered in as is condition only

Spain ceded control of the Philippines and other territories to the United States

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Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .45-70 Military Rifle - Serial 5704 Untouched Antique Guns manually-operated landing flapsOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare bird, the first example that we have ever had! 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 made using this system, but also some full stocked military