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

These plates are in very good condition throughout

The blade was still drop forged and hand ground

This is a traditional vintage brass powder flask found all over North Africa and the Middle East for carrying and discharging gunpowder into all the various types of Jezails

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

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