Original Belgian M-1870 Comblain Falling Block Carbine with Saber Bayonet - Serial 61022 m with a good overall polish

with a good overall polish

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Original Belgian M-1870 Comblain Falling Block Carbine with Saber Bayonet - Serial 61022 m with a good overall polishOriginal Item: One Only. Invented by Joseph Hugo Comblain, a Belgian Gun designer from Liege, this is a single short falling block weapon of ingenious design. It was adopted by Belgium, Brazil and Chile, but was up against the British Martini Henry Rifle of even better design that dominated most of the 1870s. It is marked on the side of the receiver with (partly worn away): COMBLAIN BREVET 61022 NC It was described by W. W Greener in his 1871 book