A rare Greene Breech Loading Rifle
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A rare Greene Breech Loading Rifle
dating: about 1860 provenance: USA, Round, smooth, 53 gauge barrel with adjustable rear sight and foresight. Bolt action and lower hammer. Full, wooden stock with iron mounts, the tang marked 'GREENE'S PATENT/NOV. 17. 1857'. Compartment in the butt-plate. Manufactured by the A. H. Waters Armory, Milbury, Massachusetts circa 1859-1860. Only 1500 US examples and 3000 for a contract with Russia. It was the first Bolt Action rifle adopted by the US Army. length 133 cm.
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