Original Belgian M-1870 Comblain Falling Block Carbine with Sawback Sword Bayonet dated 1889 - Serial 24321 U.S. Uniforms a Medical Officer rank Equivalent

a Medical Officer rank Equivalent to a Hauptmann (Captain)

11 1/8" x 8 3/4"

- Hundreds of wartime and port war letters and correspondence some of it on original Merrill Lynch letterhead

Radford was a principal opponent to a plan to merge the uniformed services

Original Belgian M-1870 Comblain Falling Block Carbine with Sawback Sword Bayonet dated 1889 - Serial 24321 U.S. Uniforms a Medical Officer rank EquivalentOriginal 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: COMBLAIN BREVET 24321 NC It was described by W. W Greener in his 1871 book Modern Breechloaders: