Original U.S. Model 1817 "Deringer" Common Rifle by Robert Johnson Converted to Percussion - Circa 1820 Snider Rifle Accessories All three sling loops and

All three sling loops and the spout are present

1939 (Heft 12)

the Roma allowed the Army to consider transcontinental deployments

- 30+ pages of copies of original documents which were miraculously saved from the 1973 Fire at the National Personnel Records Center

Navy Sailor

Original U.S. Model 1817 "Deringer" Common Rifle by Robert Johnson Converted to Percussion - Circa 1820 Snider Rifle Accessories All three sling loops andOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1817 common rifle (also known as Deringer M1817 rifle) was a flintlock muzzle loaded weapon issued due to the Dept. of Ordnance's order of 1814, produced by Henry Deringer and used from the 1820s to 1840s at the American frontier. Unlike the half octagon barreled M1814 common rifle that preceded it, it had a barrel that was round for most of its length. The 36 inch barrel was rifled for . 54 caliber bullets. For