Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle- Dated 1871 U.S. Ordnance where he established the Armes

where he established the Armes Automatique Lewis company in Liège to facilitate commercial production of the gun

These two regiments had themselves been created by previous amalgamations during the Childer's reform of 1881

in company with the British 6th Airborne

brass trigger guard

Original Austrian Model 1867 WERNDL Infantry Rifle- Dated 1871 U.S. Ordnance where he established the ArmesOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1867 WerndlHolub was a single shot breechloading rifle that the Austro Hungarian army adopted in 1867. It replaced the Wanzl breechloader conversion of the muzzle loading Lorenz rifle. Josef Werndl (1831 1889) and Karel Holub (1830 1903) designed and patented their design; Werndl later bought out all the rights. This example, fully cleaned, still has regimental markings on the steel butt plate and is nicely