Original U.S. Civil War Billinghurst-Requa 25-Barrel Battery Gun Inert Cartridge - Rare Category_Brunswick Guns Some show a bit of

Some show a bit of light wear

and dated 1972 on the other

caused by light surface oxidation and subsequent cleaning

The most noticeable of these are the early 1st pattern "stepped" rear sight and "long wrist" on the stock

The medal should hang from a 38mm wide green silk moiré ribbon bearing five 1

Original U.S. Civil War Billinghurst-Requa 25-Barrel Battery Gun Inert Cartridge - Rare Category_Brunswick Guns Some show a bit ofOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Billinghurst Requa Battery gun was an early rapid fire gun used during the American Civil War. It was invented by a Dr. Josephus Requa (18331910), a dentist by profession, who had at the age of 16 spent three years as an apprentice to William Billinghurst (18071880), a New York riflemaker. Not Available for Export. The gun consisted of twenty five heavy . 58 caliber rifle barrels, each 2 feet (0. 61 m) long and