Original U.S. Civil War Remington Model 1863 Zouave Percussion Rifle Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts the 82nd Infantry Division became

the 82nd Infantry Division became the Army's first airborne division

Most designs had some form of cord or leather strap at the end to wrap around the user's wrist

The rifle we offer here is either s Spanish made Oviedo or a Remington U

According to British Museum curator Christopher Spring

Original U.S. Civil War Remington Model 1863 Zouave Percussion Rifle Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts the 82nd Infantry Division becameOriginal Item: Only One Available. This really did just come out of someone's attic where it was stored perhaps since the close of the American Civil War. After a tender cleaning this percussion rifle has come up almost like new! This is an original M1863 Remington produced . 58 caliber Zouave rifle with seven groove rifling and all brass mounts. The barrel shows V P proof markings and is dated 1863. The lock is also dated 1863 and marked REMINGTON'S