Original British Westley Richards Monkeytail Percussion Short Rifle Dated 1883 MILITARIA bolt and a legal left-hand

bolt and a legal left-hand side plate along with other component parts- everything shown in the product photos

configuration with dummy aluminum receiver manufactured on CNC machines

Standard design employed an octagon barrel

It was so successful that it continued in use all the way into the 1980s

Original British Westley Richards Monkeytail Percussion Short Rifle Dated 1883 MILITARIA bolt and a legal left-handOriginal Item: Only One Available. This single shot breechloading carbine incorporates Whitworth pattern hexagonal rifling to stabilize the long length . 45 caliber projectiles it fires. It was dubbed the Monkeytail by the British, South African and Portuguese troops that were issued it based on the shape of loading lever for the breech. This artillery carbine features 24" barrel of heavy construction and is marked WHITWORTH PATENT directly in front