Original U.S. Rare Whitney Burgess Morse Model 1878 Lever Action .45-70 Repeating Rifle with Shortened Barrel and Modified Lever - Circa 1880 Military Equipment This indicates it was manufactured

This indicates it was manufactured it was manufactured by F

These are merely being sold as novelty/display items

this example has had original stripped bolt welded in the forward position inside the receiver

for those awarded the medal with the Waziristan 1901–02 clasp

These are in line with equipment markings during the period and are worthy of further research

Original U.S. Rare Whitney Burgess Morse Model 1878 Lever Action .45-70 Repeating Rifle with Shortened Barrel and Modified Lever - Circa 1880 Military Equipment This indicates it was manufacturedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice example of one of the Lever Action repeating rifles made by the Whitney Arms Company, later known as "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,