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LONG RANGE
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BREACH BLOCK
Feb 10th, 2014 at 4:51pm
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Does anyone recognize this breach block? It was in a box of parts a friend gave me.
  
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Reply #1 - Feb 10th, 2014 at 5:00pm
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Hello Long Range,

Not a common item, but from the Austrian Werndle rifle circa 1867-77. The rifle had a side hammer and took metallic cartridge. Good luck in finding the rest of it.  Wink

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Reply #2 - Feb 10th, 2014 at 5:18pm
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Looks like ebay fodder !!
  
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Re: BREACH BLOCK
Reply #3 - Feb 10th, 2014 at 6:01pm
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Yup - Werndl.

Some were conversions for muzzle loaders, some original rifles.

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