Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Genuine Vietnam War Era U

Genuine Vietnam War Era U

It also was apparently polished quite a bit to a very high gloss

This capacity also worked very well in North Africa

And -- well

The firing mechanism consists of a firing pin

Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia Genuine Vietnam War Era UOriginal Item: Only one available. Marked on the lock plate with P. J. MALHERBE A LIGE, this musket was originally made in Belgium under contract one of the then German States. This may very well have started life in 1820 as a Flintlock Musket, later converted to Percussion, as the lock definitely appears to have at one time had a frizzen and pan. Many such Muskets were imported by the Confederacy before the Civil War, and once the conflict was over