Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1861 17th Century They saw service worldwide

They saw service worldwide

Substantial top quality construction provides great wrist protection

however it is mostly obscured by pitting

but was normally kept for carrying the soldier's Greatcoat and or a blanket

though a ghost of the stylized P overpressure testing proof can be seen near the end of the trigger guard

Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1861 17th Century They saw service worldwideOriginal 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 by LT. COLONEL J. DURRELL GREENE and patented on November 17, 1857 as normally stamped on the tang. Unfortunately due to age and many cleanings, all of the markings on the rifle are missing. There is just a trace of the word GREENE on the barrel tang. This is the rifle