Original U.S. Rare Early Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .38cal Centerfire Sporting Rifle - Matching Serial 31 Sterling SMG The front plate

The front plate

The helmet’s exterior retains some of its original paint toward the brim but shows heavy oxidation

for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan

MODEL OF 1918

Original U.S. Rare Early Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .38cal Centerfire Sporting Rifle - Matching Serial 31 Sterling SMG The front plateOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare bird, only the second example we have ever had, and the first example we have had of the sporting rifle! 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