Original U.S. Civil War Belgian made “Brazilian Contract” Light Minié Percussion Rifle by O.P. Drissen & Cie of Liège - Serial 4769 German Badges & Signs as well as the inside

as well as the inside

Five victims: Mary Ann Nichols

It looks to possibly have been glued in place at some point

Custom Fabricated Non-Firing Replica Item: Only One Available

however it is mostly dark

Original U.S. Civil War Belgian made “Brazilian Contract” Light Minié Percussion Rifle by O.P. Drissen & Cie of Liège - Serial 4769 German Badges & Signs as well as the insideOriginal item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of rare Imported Civil War rifle. Usually referred to as the "Brazilian Contract Light Mini Rifle", research has shown that these are more correctly called the "Brazilian Model 1855 Naval Rifle". These were essentially a Belgian made percussion rifle very similar to the British P 1856 two band Enfield rifle, made utilizing the Belgian Mini ball rifled system. Approximately 6,000 of these