Original U.S. Southern Style Half Stocked Percussion Rifle with .45cal Sleeved Barrel and Set Trigger - Circa 1845 Russian/Soviet Militaria Nelson attempted to console Saumarez

Nelson attempted to console Saumarez by telling him that the Spanish had confirmed that the Trinidad had indeed surrendered

The 24” blade shows heavy oxidation with some brightness in spots

and the Philippines were lost anyway

The receiver still retains almost all of it's original case hardened finish

pushing the Germans back to their point of advance on the day the division had arrived in Bastogne

Original U.S. Southern Style Half Stocked Percussion Rifle with .45cal Sleeved Barrel and Set Trigger - Circa 1845 Russian/Soviet Militaria Nelson attempted to console SaumarezOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very U. S. Southern style percussion rifle, which does resemble the "Kentucky" style rifle, but is a much more straight design in terms of the stock. The rifle features all iron mountings, which all show a lovely aged peppery patina. It has a 34 1 4 inch long octagonal barrel with a bore of about 0. 45", a common size we see on these rifles, which is cut with 8