Original British Experimental Green Brother's Patent .577 Breech Loading Carbine by E.M. Reilly c. 1864 Caps & Hats the Battle of the Mediterranean

the Battle of the Mediterranean

showing lovely grain and laminations in the "WOOTZ" Damascus steel

as traditionally these cultures castrated uninvited strangers (to protect their women folk

Completely hand forged this is a very smart combat spear with a long twist shaft iron head measuring almost 20" inches and a

and many were issued to the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry in the spring of 1865

Original British Experimental Green Brother's Patent .577 Breech Loading Carbine by E.M. Reilly c. 1864 Caps & Hats the Battle of the MediterraneanOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The British Government trials to convert the famous P 1853 Percussion Rifle Musket to breech loading was a very crowded affair. It resulted with the British adopting the system designed by Jacob Snider (An American) in 1866. This resulted in the SniderEnfield Breech Loading rifle, which became the main British service rifle until the Martini Henry supplanted it in 1874. Here we offer one of its competitors: The Green