I have a friend whose birthday is next month and he’d love this old gal.Do you know how the insides of a Terminator’s Minigun work? Try World of Guns: the world’s most realistic 3D simulator of firearms (and other things from tanks to DeLorean time machines). These are a bit more sophisticated.Įventually I bought it for $95.00, including taxes. They were a hinged breech block that opened like a trap door. It was the first standard breech loading rifle adopted by the US Army. When it comes to Trap Doors, I always thing of the Model 1873 Trapdoor Springfield.
There’s no wear and tear on it and except for some small rust spots, she’d be NIB, if I had the box. She confirmed that they were made from 1961-1979 but could not offer further assistance. She said that about 6 years ago when the company changed hands again they got no records on the M-49s. I called Ithaca Customer Service at 1-87. I’ve found reputed reports of ones being made in 1968 with a SN of 307XX, and with a SN of 295,523 in 1979.
This one’s packing a 1490XX serial number. Prior to 1965 M-49s didn’t have serial numbers. Depending on the shooter these old gals weren’t nail drivers, but more suited to pop tin cans. You then have to cock the hammer to fire the weapon. Close the lever and the breech action closes. You pull down on the lever and the dropping, tilting block action action opens and you insert a single round. The M-49 uses a modified Martini Breech System.