Original British Experimental Green Brother's Patent .577 Breech Loading Carbine by E.M. Reilly c. 1864 Caps & Hats showing lovely grain and laminations

showing lovely grain and laminations in the "WOOTZ" Damascus steel

the Battle of the Mediterranean

with over 80% still intact and mostly shiny

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

The harness is made of webbing and consists of a belt with a large buckle in front

Original British Experimental Green Brother's Patent .577 Breech Loading Carbine by E.M. Reilly c. 1864 Caps & Hats showing lovely grain and laminationsOriginal 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