Original Imperial Russian M1870 Berdan II Infantry Rifle by Sestroretsk Serial 9I22 with Bayonet - Dated 1879 & 1883 Russian Ordnance and this marking

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History of the 1st Special Service Forces in WWII:

Fire for effect was usually in successive bursts of 8 to 10 rounds

and at the bottom the issue information 1/322 Sulzbach / Saar

the 30th Division began its return to the United States

Original Imperial Russian M1870 Berdan II Infantry Rifle by Sestroretsk Serial 9I22 with Bayonet - Dated 1879 & 1883 Russian Ordnance and this markingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice antique gun, the Model of 1870, manufactured in Russia in 1879. Obsoleted in 1895 after the adoption of the M 1891 Mosin Nagant Rifle, they are now very hard to find on the market. This extremely scarce Imperial Russian Berdan M. II Single Shot Infantry Rifle, Dated 1879 on the receiver, is a very impressive Imperial Russian infantry bolt action rifle designed by US Army General Hiram Berdan.