Original Belgian Brass-Framed M-1870 Comblain Infantry Falling Block Rifle Manufacture Type_Original Items • Small haversack- 10 inches

• Small haversack- 10 inches x 10 inches x 2 inches

Fluted jacket retains original blued finish which is most often found covered in layers of paint making this a very fine specimen ready to display

auxiliary equipment for court soldiers

these MP 40 style bolts and spring loaded recoil assemblies were used in the FBP Sub Machine Gun

Like the Joint Pin

Original Belgian Brass-Framed M-1870 Comblain Infantry Falling Block Rifle Manufacture Type_Original Items • Small haversack- 10 inchesOriginal Item: One Only. Invented by Joseph Hugo Comblain, a Belgian Gun designer from Liege, this is a single short falling block weapon of ingenious design. It was adopted by Belgium, Brazil and Chile, but was up against the British Martini Henry Rifle of even better design that dominated most of the 1870s. It is marked on the side of the receiver with: COMBLAIN BREVETE 2252 B It was described by W. W Greener in his 1871 book Modern Breechloaders: