Description
An 1854/67 model Wanzel breechloading rifle
dating: 1862 provenance: Austria, Rifled, round, 14 mm cal. barrel, with foresight, adjustable and foldaway rear sight, octagonal breech marked with imperial eagle and 'St 68'. Wänzel system bolt marked 'WERNDL'. Forward spring lock, dated '862' and with Austrian imperial stamp on the tang. Full wooden stock, iron mounts and ramrod. Working mechanics. See 'Die Hand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der habsburgischen Heere', Gabriel, pp. 346/7. length 133.5 cm.
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An 1854/67 model Wanzel breechloading rifle