Original U.S. Civil War Rare Remington Contract Model 1863 “Zouave” Percussion Rifle with Excellent Bore - dated 1863 One-of-a-Kind The steel knife is instead

The steel knife is instead marked with 3358

HistoryThe ZB-53 was designed as a private venture by Václav Holek and Miroslav Rolčík of the Zbrojovka Brno works as a replacement for the Schwarzlose machine gun of World War I origin

cracked and torn

which is probably the unit number

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Remington Contract Model 1863 “Zouave” Percussion Rifle with Excellent Bore - dated 1863 One-of-a-Kind The steel knife is insteadOriginal Item: Only One Available. Arguably one of the finest made, and most attractive firearms to have emerged from the American Civil War was the Remington Model 1863 Rifle, Also known as the "Zouave Rifle. The . 58 caliber muzzle loading 1863 Remington was referred to as "Harpers Ferry Pattern" in official Army documents from the period. Although over 12,000 were manufactured, it is unknown what regiments were issued the arms, most likely due to