Original Japanese Issued British Enfield Albini-Braendlin Trapdoor Short Infantry Rifle in .577 Snider with Intact Chrysanthemum Crest - Marked Tower 1870 Original Antique Guns This marking is also present

This marking is also present on the side of the frame

made from stiff black finished leather with brass fittings

the edging on other officers and enlisted men's shoulder boards were the color assigned to the Corps the soldier's unit was affiliated with

but is degraded and cracked from moisture exposure

Original Japanese Issued British Enfield Albini-Braendlin Trapdoor Short Infantry Rifle in .577 Snider with Intact Chrysanthemum Crest - Marked Tower 1870 Original Antique Guns This marking is also presentOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very unusual rifle to find on today's market, and this example is unlike any that we have had before! The Albini rifle (or Albini Braendlin rifle) was a single shot rifle with an action designed by an Italian officer Augusto Albini and was perfected by an English gunsmith, Francis Braendlin. The design was adopted by Belgium in 1867, however it was also used by Italy, Australia, Japan, and Russia in various