Original U.S. Marlin Model 1889 New Safety .44-40 Repeating Rifle with 24" Octagonal Barrel made in 1891 - Serial 56214 Schwarzlose MG MINSY sent men

MINSY sent men

It displays a lovely condition brass Prussian spread eagle helmet plate and comes complete with partial original leather liner

however the spring and other components of the mechanism are still present

those designed to increase leverage (thanks to hands moving freely on a pole) to maximize centrifugal force against cavalry

Original U.S. Marlin Model 1889 New Safety .44-40 Repeating Rifle with 24" Octagonal Barrel made in 1891 - Serial 56214 Schwarzlose MG MINSY sent menOriginal Item: Only One Available. World renowned sharpshooters Annie Oakley, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and Frank C. Miller, crack shot of the Irwin Bros. Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West Show, often shot with Marlin rifles in their exhibitions. "I gave as high as 15 exhibitions a day, shooting under all conditions, rain, wind, night, in parades in the streets," Miller said in a 1915 interview. "And late last fall, I used some of the guns on