Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1861 17th Century the Model 1861 was never

the Model 1861 was never produced in a two-banded "rifle" configuration

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

They saw service worldwide

It was common for smiths to use part of their real name in their "swordsmith" name

Original U.S. Civil War Greene's Patent Under Hammer Bolt Action Percussion Rifle - circa 1861 17th Century the Model 1861 was neverOriginal 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