Here we have a series of photographs of the barrel of the Berdan II.  The first picture to the right is of the muzzle.  In that picture you can also see the bayonet lug and cleaning rod.

The two pictures below show give an overview of the barrel.  The first picture shows the rear half of the barrel, while the on on the right shows the  front half.  Like many weapons of the period it did not have a handguard.

In this picture you can see the front sight of the Berdan II.  It is a simple unprotected blade that is very similar to those used on the later M-91 rifle.

In this series of photographs you can see the rear sight of the rifle.  The top picture shows it from the side along with the numerous small markings stamped on it.

The picture below shows the rear sight folded down which is used for shooting out to 1500 arshens.  For long range shooting (from 1600 to 2200 arshens) the sight is flipped up.  Unfortunately our example is missing the adjustable bar that is used to change the sighting range.

In this section you can see how the bayonet attaches to the rifle.  The picture to the right shows the bayonet lug which is located on the right side of the barrel.

Below you can see bayonet attached to the rifle from above, the serial number of the bayonet can also be seen.  The picture on the lower right shows the attached bayonet from the side.  In both pictures the locking ring of the bayonet is clearly visible.  More about the bayonet can be found here.

An interesting feature about the Berdan II is that its cleaning rod is numbered.  The number on ours does not match the rest of the rifle's serial numbers, but this is fairly normal.  The numbers on this cleaning rod are 25430.

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