Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .45-70 Military Rifle - Serial 5704 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT The scabbard is Coppel G

The scabbard is Coppel G

but was the first Luftwaffe front-line aircraft to use retractable tricycle gear for its undercarriage design

so they were most likely reconditioned at arsenal

The bolt is an arsenal replacement marked X39 and NN581

Original Rare U.S. Whitney Phoenix Single Shot Rotating Breech .45-70 Military Rifle - Serial 5704 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT The scabbard is Coppel GOriginal Item: Only One available. Now this is a rare bird, the first example that we have ever had! This is a very nice example of a rare Whitney "Phoenix" rifle, somewhat similar in form to a Remington rolling block, but in this case the bridge is hinged and opens to the right, similar in some ways to a Snider or Joslin type system, but much more refined. There were various hunting rifles made using this system, but also some full stocked military