Original U.S. Navy Winchester Hotchkiss .45-70 Bolt-Action Rifle Made in 1879 in in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 5281 Antique Percussion Firearms and like most we see

and like most we see the butt plate tang swivel has been removed

Her father was stationed in France

Saipan and Tinian and received a Presidential Unit Citation for it

The bakelite handle shows some small scratches

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Original U.S. Navy Winchester Hotchkiss .45-70 Bolt-Action Rifle Made in 1879 in in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - Serial 5281 Antique Percussion Firearms and like most we seeOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now