Original Austro-Hungarian Model 1854/67 Wänzl Lorenz Breech-Loading Rifle with Practice Bayonet French Edged Weapons Originally chambered for an 8mm

Originally chambered for an 8mm black-powder cartridge closely resembling the

Raised in Nova Scotia in 1717 by General Richard Philipps the Regiment saw service all over Colonial America including the French and Indian Wars

Archibald A

so this rifle was made probably made in the first quarter of that year

Due to material shortages

Original Austro-Hungarian Model 1854/67 Wänzl Lorenz Breech-Loading Rifle with Practice Bayonet French Edged Weapons Originally chambered for an 8mmOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Wnzl rifle was a breechloading conversion of the M1854 & M1862 Lorenz rifle. The Austro Hungarian Empire used the Wnzl as their service rifle until they had enough M1867 Werndl Holub rifles to arm the military. The rifle was a lifting block breechloader chambered for the 1433mm Wnzl rimfire cartridge. The Austrians converted a total of 70,000 Lorenz muskets to Wnzls. The Lorenz percussion rifle adopted in 1854