M1868 Papal States Remington (Pontificio) Rifle

Posted February 1, 2012 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 15 Comments
Tags: history, pope, rifle, rifles

It is interesting to see the St. Peter’s Keys of Heaven stamped on a firearm.

Because if the dead rise and walk the earth in search of human brains, there’s nothing better with which to put them back into the hereafter than a rifle with the Keys of St. Peter stamped right into the receiver, no matter what Hornady may state to the contrary. Too bad the 12.7x45R cartridge is a handloader-only proposition these days; maybe we can get them to do a run of Z-Max, just in case.

Steve Johnson

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