Original Imperial Russian M1870 Berdan II Infantry Rifle by Sestroretsk Serial 9I22 with Bayonet - Dated 1879 & 1883 Category_Rear Sight Assembly to commemorate the Ottoman Siege

to commemorate the Ottoman Siege of Vienna in the 1680s

The great Naval Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 pretty much ensured that Napoleon's Invasion would never happen but Great Britain maintained its County militias for many more years until Napoleon's final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

Unfortunately the paint has filled in most of the stamped markings

The barrel has also been shortened and deactivated

and placed an order for 41

Original Imperial Russian M1870 Berdan II Infantry Rifle by Sestroretsk Serial 9I22 with Bayonet - Dated 1879 & 1883 Category_Rear Sight Assembly to commemorate the Ottoman SiegeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice antique gun, the Model of 1870, manufactured in Russia in 1879. Obsoleted in 1895 after the adoption of the M 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle, they are now very hard to find on the market. This extremely scarce Imperial Russian Berdan M. II Single Shot Infantry Rifle, Dated 1879 on the receiver, is a very impressive Imperial Russian infantry bolt action rifle designed by US Army General Hiram Berdan.