Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - c.1860 Empire Edged Weapons The bulk of the issues

The bulk of the issues are divided into 1st and 2nd class versions

with number 4081

many members volunteered for Imperial Service

Each has a carrying mount

they returned with news on the location and strength of enemy troops

Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - c.1860 Empire Edged Weapons The bulk of the issuesOriginal 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