This specimen was English manufactured following the invention of Sir Joseph Whitworth. The weapon employed a breechloading gun with hexagonal rifled twist that was more extreme than other conventional rifling systems. The result was that projectiles fired from a Whitworth rifle would achieve greater spiral and greater range, however the shells had to be long and narrow and consequently could not carry a meaningful explosive charge in smaller calibers. Many of these weapon were exported to America during the Civil War. This bolt features a lathe dimple in the nose and some minor surface pitting on the body.  [jet]

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