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May 2, 2018 - May 4, 2018
.41 Swiss, 18.5" octagonal-to-round barrel, S/N 328. Blued finish, straight grip plain stock with checkered, stepped forend. Matching numbers on barrel, receiver, bolt, cartridge lifter, buttplate and nose cap. Marked A86 on top flat of barrel. Swiss proof marks, no other external markings. Pivoting ejector cover, tangent rear sight. Sling ring and stud broken off of triggerguard tang. A partial tang with the stud and ring are provided with the gun for restoration. Cleaning rod is present. Only 3,000 of the M1871 Carbines were produced ca 1871-1874. Initially they were produced with a flat bolt handle, a leaf sight and a plain, straight forend. Most were eventually upgraded with a round bolt handle with knob, a tanget sight and and a re-contoured stepped forend that was checkered closer to the receiver. This is one of these upgraded carbines, and remains a very scarce European military arm from the third quarter of the 19th century.
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