Original U.S. Whitneyville Lever Action Repeating Rifle in .40-60 Caliber - Serial M 161 NATION We have been lead to

We have been lead to believe that this is the only known oil painting of this famous charge and

—the articles carried by the soldier can be disposed in a variety of ways

All members of the WC line were rugged

and it can be difficult to break open the frame

Year of Manufacture: circa 1863-65

Original U.S. Whitneyville Lever Action Repeating Rifle in .40-60 Caliber - Serial M 161 NATION We have been lead toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of one of the Lever Action repeating rifles made by Whitneyville Armory, located in Whitneyville Connecticut. This area, today near Hamden Connecticut, was so named due to it's association with the famous Eli Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin. Whitney also manufactured firearms, such as Springfield Muskets, and his son, also named Eli Whitney, followed in his footsteps. The factory