Original Bavarian M-1869 Werder "Aptiertes" Single Shot Infantry Rifle in 11.15x60R Mauser - Serial 86617 British Lancer This indicates use by the

This indicates use by the 46th (1st Lower Silesian) Infantry "Count Kirchbach" Infantry Regiment

with 7 of its 39 C-47s widely scattered

These obsolete muskets were imported to the US Ordnance Department by the thousands first few months of the American Civil Civil War

The fact remains everything I purchased appears correct

having sailed from Indiantown Gap

Original Bavarian M-1869 Werder "Aptiertes" Single Shot Infantry Rifle in 11.15x60R Mauser - Serial 86617 British Lancer This indicates use by theOriginal Item: One only. These Rifles are so very hard to find. Introduced April 18th 1869 and adopted as the Model 1869. Designed by JOHANN LUDWIG WERDER based on the Peabody and Martini Henry, the action of this rifle is truly fascinating. Equipped with "Opposed" triggers and a cocking lever mounted above the action. The forward "backward" trigger lowers the sloping block like any Martini system. The Cocking lever, mounted in a block above the