Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .45-70 Military Rifle - Serial 5704 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT A Century of Lee-Metford and

A Century of Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Rifles and Carbines

The bolt is an arsenal replacement marked X39 and NN581

electrically or pneumatically driven

The scabbard is Coppel G

Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .45-70 Military Rifle - Serial 5704 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT A Century of Lee-Metford andOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare bird, the first example that we have ever had! This is a very nice example of a rare Whitney "Phoenix" rifle, somewhat similar in form to a Remington rolling block, but in this case the bridge is hinged and opens to the right, similar in some ways to a Snider or Joslin type system, but much more refined. There were various hunting rifles made using this system, but also some full stocked military