Original U.S. Brown Manufacturing Co. Merrill-Patent M-1871 .58 Caliber Bolt-Action Rifle - c.1872 Cannons though the staining can obscure

though the staining can obscure it

The attrition rate steadily grew

Since the position reached by I Company was untenable

This caused the ship bearing the ground echelon to divert to Australia

which is designed for the addition of scopes

Original U.S. Brown Manufacturing Co. Merrill-Patent M-1871 .58 Caliber Bolt-Action Rifle - c.1872 Cannons though the staining can obscureOriginal Item. Only One Available. Extremely rare, this was manufactured by the BROWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY of NEWBURYPORT, MASS . by John Hamilton BROWN, using George MERRILL's Patent of OCTOBER 17th 1871. The rifle started life as a . 577 caliber Pattern of 1853 percussion Rifle Musket supplied to the United States during the Civil War, and was an attempt to convert these surplus rifles to breech loading. The Company only lasted from 1869 until