Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle- Dated 1868 German Antique Guns The Guardia Presedencial was the

The Guardia Presedencial was the first unit to convert to the stahlhelm

Broad Arrow marked and dated (1970s)

keeping his regulation officer's sword for full dress occasions

and is fitted with the original trapped swivel ramrod which allowed reloading while on horse back and eliminated the possibility of the mounted trooper dropping his ram rod

Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle- Dated 1868 German Antique Guns The Guardia Presedencial was theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1867 WerndlHolub was a single shot breechloading rifle that the Austro Hungarian army adopted in 1867. It replaced the Wanzl breechloader conversion of the muzzle loading Lorenz rifle. Josef Werndl (1831 1889) and Karel Holub (1830 1903) designed and patented their design; Werndl later bought out all the rights. This example, fully cleaned, still has regimental markings on the steel butt plate and is nicely