Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1860 VHS otherwise known as Operation Overlord

otherwise known as Operation Overlord

3-038-AC2908

This grip is in choice condition throughout and in perfect condition

On one occasion

- Handle Material: Thermoplastic Nylon

Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1860 VHS otherwise known as Operation OverlordOriginal 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 NOV. 17. 1857 as stamped on the tang. This is the rifle that introduced the bolt action system to the U. S. Army, probably somewhat copying the German 1841 Dreyse Needle fire Rifle. However, it proved somewhat premature, and