Original Imperial Russian Model 1870 Berdan II Infantry Long Rifle with Crest - Dated 1875 Antique Percussion Firearms VLR sorties were the rule

VLR sorties were the rule rather than the exception

Overall length of the sword is 34 inches

Model of 1873

much less has been done than I most ardently wished and many boats have been lost

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Original Imperial Russian Model 1870 Berdan II Infantry Long Rifle with Crest - Dated 1875 Antique Percussion Firearms VLR sorties were the ruleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is antique gun, Model of 1870 manufactured in Russia in 1879. Obsoleted in 1895 after the adoption of the M 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle. This extremely scarce Imperial Russian Berdan M. II Single Shot Infantry Rifle, Dated 1879 is a very impressive Imperial Russian infantry bolt action rifle designed by US Army General Hiram Berdan. Hiram Berdan was one of the demigods of American rifle lore. During the American