Original U.S. Navy Winchester Hotchkiss .45-70 Bolt-Action Rifle Made in 1879 in in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 5281 Antique Percussion Firearms Saipan and Tinian and received

Saipan and Tinian and received a Presidential Unit Citation for it

The bakelite handle shows some small scratches

On 1 July 1937 the award was renamed to Deutsche Reichsauszeichnung für Leibesübungen and obtained the status as an official recognised decoration of the state

Her father was stationed in France

and like most we see the butt plate tang swivel has been removed

Original U.S. Navy Winchester Hotchkiss .45-70 Bolt-Action Rifle Made in 1879 in in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 5281 Antique Percussion Firearms Saipan and Tinian and receivedOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now