Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Flamed Maple Stock - Circa 1840 Original Machine Guns twisted rope border with the

twisted rope border with the Gothic script motto

For what was to become a famous mission called "Black Thursday"

they were more exposed to harmful chloride corrosion

Scarlet Coldstream Guards parade tunic for rank of Major

Overall length: 17 3/8“

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Flamed Maple Stock - Circa 1840 Original Machine Guns twisted rope border with theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice heavy barreled "Pennsylvania" percussion hunting rifle, often referred to as a "Kentucky" rifle. The design developed in Pennsylvania, and then spread down the Ohio River Valley to Kentucky, where it was very popular. This is a lovely well used example, which still is quite the looker due to the lovely "Tiger Flame" maple half stock. It is all brass