Original U.S. Rare Whitney Burgess Morse Model 1878 Lever Action .45-70 Repeating Rifle with Shortened Barrel and Modified Lever - Circa 1880 U.S. Grenades the cannoneers traveled on foot

the cannoneers traveled on foot behind their respective guns

chained chin strap and spike to complete the ensemble

Africans created unique weapons that were used in wars

so it is no longer attached to the fabric

Original U.S. Rare Whitney Burgess Morse Model 1878 Lever Action .45-70 Repeating Rifle with Shortened Barrel and Modified Lever - Circa 1880 U.S. Grenades the cannoneers traveled on footOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice example of one of the Lever Action repeating rifles made by the Whitney Arms Company, later known as "Whitneyville Armory", located in Whitneyville Connecticut. This area, today near Hamden Connecticut, was so named due to it's association with the famous Eli Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin. Whitney also manufactured firearms, such as Springfield Muskets, and his son, also named Eli Whitney,