Original Imperial Russian Model 1870 Berdan II Infantry Long Rifle by Izhevsk with Crest - Dated 1880 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles since bomber pilots wore headsets

since bomber pilots wore headsets over their caps during flights

even in the recesses of the engraved areas

both telescope and photograph

Research has not been able to identify them unfortunately

which is maker marked on the Satin lid lining

Original Imperial Russian Model 1870 Berdan II Infantry Long Rifle by Izhevsk with Crest - Dated 1880 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles since bomber pilots wore headsetsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is antique gun, Model of 1870 manufactured in Russia in 1879. Obsoleted in 1895 after the adoption of the M 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle. This extremely scarce Imperial Russian Berdan M. II Single Shot Infantry Rifle, Dated 1879 is a very impressive Imperial Russian infantry bolt action rifle designed by US Army General Hiram Berdan. Hiram Berdan was one of the demigods of American rifle lore. During the American