Original U.S. Whitneyville Lever Action Repeating Rifle in .40-60 Caliber - Serial M 161 Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets The grip eagle is an

The grip eagle is an early nickel type with a slightly upward pointing beak

probably in the 1840s or 1850s

a fine example taken from one of Britain's native adversaries and comes with it's original leather covered wood scabbard in wonderful condition for it's age

• Named Purple Heart medal in presentation box

Original U.S. Whitneyville Lever Action Repeating Rifle in .40-60 Caliber - Serial M 161 Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets The grip eagle is anOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of one of the Lever Action repeating rifles made by Whitneyville Armory, located in Whitneyville Connecticut. This area, today near Hamden Connecticut, was so named due to it's association with the famous Eli Whitney, the inventor of the Cotton Gin. Whitney also manufactured firearms, such as Springfield Muskets, and his son, also named Eli Whitney, followed in his footsteps. The factory