Original Belgian M-1870 Comblain Falling Block Carbine with Sawback Sword Bayonet dated 1889 - Serial 24321 Military Maps There are some repairs

There are some repairs

Markings vary but will be WW2 or earlier

It is also a distant relative of its 18th-century predecessor

To prevent the gun becoming accidentally cocked and therefore dangerous

Original Belgian M-1870 Comblain Falling Block Carbine with Sawback Sword Bayonet dated 1889 - Serial 24321 Military Maps There are some repairsOriginal 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: