Original U.S. Whitney Howard “Thunderbolt” Lever Action .44cal Single Shot Rifle - Serial 579 Belgian Militaria After the Rohm purge

After the Rohm purge

For use in Tank and other Armoured fighting Vehicles as issued in the Gulf War

Martini Henry Pattern B was a New Rifle (not a conversion of Enfield Martini)

Greater manufacturing flaws were also observed in M42 helmets made late in the war

later versions were wood

Original U.S. Whitney Howard “Thunderbolt” Lever Action .44cal Single Shot Rifle - Serial 579 Belgian Militaria After the Rohm purgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now THIS is rare! There were fewer than 2000 of these Whitney Howard "Thunderbolt" guns made, and this is number 579! These were submitted for U. S. Military trials, but were sadly rejected, not least because of it's weak bolt locking mechanism, which could "blow open" when fired. The fact that it was loaded from the bottom may also have had something to do with it. Stiff competition from other companies a well as