Description
cbl indicates that the case was made by Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke AG in Nurnberg A key to the manufacturers codes can be found in German Military Letter Codes 1939 1945 by John Walter (IMA Product Number MB1052)
very few of these items became available to the collector
On January 31st 1945
which only required you to remove the cylinder retaining pin
History of the AVS-36:
Original British One Inch Bore Percussion Rifle Octagonal Barrel - English Proofs Featured Item cbl indicates that the caseOriginal Item: Only One Available. Found in the "spare parts" we received from the Old Palace in our Kathmandu Nepal purchase of 2003. This is a quality 33. 75" long octagonal rifled sporting gun barrel of huge proportions with a bore of approximately 1". The rifling appears to mirror the outside of the barrel with eight sides and the underside of the barrel bears British proof markings. On the top flat at the back end there was a maker's cartouche