Original Belgian Brass-Framed M-1870 Comblain Infantry Falling Block Rifle Manufacture Type_Original Items these MP 40 style bolts

these MP 40 style bolts and spring loaded recoil assemblies were used in the FBP Sub Machine Gun

Visually the easiest way to tell the a Gahendra from an Improved Gahendra is the position of the rear receiver screw

auxiliary equipment for court soldiers

We found a stash in Denmark that had been issued to the fire department but never used

revealing the control panel

Original Belgian Brass-Framed M-1870 Comblain Infantry Falling Block Rifle Manufacture Type_Original Items these MP 40 style boltsOriginal Item: One Only. Invented by Joseph Hugo Comblain, a Belgian Gun designer from Liege, this is a single short falling block weapon of ingenious design. It was adopted by Belgium, Brazil and Chile, but was up against the British Martini Henry Rifle of even better design that dominated most of the 1870s. It is marked on the side of the receiver with: COMBLAIN BREVETE 2252 B It was described by W. W Greener in his 1871 book Modern Breechloaders: