Original U.S. Rare Whitney Burgess Morse Model 1878 Lever Action .45-70 Repeating Rifle with Shortened Barrel and Modified Lever - Circa 1880 U.S. Grenades so it is no longer

so it is no longer attached to the fabric

as well as the postwar period

History of the Hydra-70 Rocket

the cannoneers traveled on foot behind their respective guns

The percussion hammer fitted with a safety "Dog" to secure the hammer in position so it is held just above the percussion cap but not stressing the main spring by being fully on half or full cock once the pistol was loaded

Original U.S. Rare Whitney Burgess Morse Model 1878 Lever Action .45-70 Repeating Rifle with Shortened Barrel and Modified Lever - Circa 1880 U.S. Grenades so it is no longerOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice example of one of the Lever Action repeating rifles made by the Whitney Arms Company, later known as "Whitneyville Armory", located in Whitneyville Connecticut. This area, today near Hamden Connecticut, was so named due to it's association with the famous Eli Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin. Whitney also manufactured firearms, such as Springfield Muskets, and his son, also named Eli Whitney,