Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1861 17th Century Substantial top quality construction provides

Substantial top quality construction provides great wrist protection

though a ghost of the stylized P overpressure testing proof can be seen near the end of the trigger guard

The pommel is crisp and excellent

The revolver is also marked with serial number 1537 on the frame

but was normally kept for carrying the soldier's Greatcoat and or a blanket

Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1861 17th Century Substantial top quality construction providesOriginal 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 November 17, 1857 as normally stamped on the tang. Unfortunately due to age and many cleanings, all of the markings on the rifle are missing. There is just a trace of the word GREENE on the barrel tang. This is the rifle