Original U.S. Pennsylvania Short Percussion Rifle with Patch Box and Decoration circa 1840 MP 44 who made Brodie helmets from

who made Brodie helmets from 1938 to 41

ETSBD 1882

and is solid in the grip

The hinged breechblock caused these rifles to be named "Trapdoor Springfields"

The helmet still has its correct very good condition M31 liner with all of the 8 fingers intact

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Short Percussion Rifle with Patch Box and Decoration circa 1840 MP 44 who made Brodie helmets fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. Here is a heavy octagonal barreled Rifled "Kentucky" style rifle, which more correctly is known as a Pennsylvania Rifle. This example is fitted with a 20" octagonal barrel of considerable weight, with heavily rifled small bore of approximately . 39", a common size for these rifles. This Short Sporting