Original U.S. Civil War Whitneyville “Plymouth” Navy Percussion Rifle Serial No. 8182 with Replica Rear Sight - Dated 1864 Percusion Muskets While no longer considered effective

While no longer considered effective aircraft weapons

It was converted during the war from an Waffen-SS service cap and constructed of captured Italian gabardine (trikot) cloth

November 1919

The inscription directly references Captain James Cook’s third and final Pacific voyage and the 1778 arrival of HMS Resolution in the Hawaiian Islands

Despite having a layer of rust here and there on the handle and scabbard

Original U.S. Civil War Whitneyville “Plymouth” Navy Percussion Rifle Serial No. 8182 with Replica Rear Sight - Dated 1864 Percusion Muskets While no longer considered effectiveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful offering, one of only a handful of examples of this scarce rifles that we have offered! Here we have an lovely condition rare U. S. Civil War "Plymouth" Navy Percussion Rifle, one of 10,000 made by Eli Whitneys manufactory, Whitney ville, based on an 1861 contract to the U. S. Navy. Five sample rifles were delivered in October 1862 and regular deliveries started in February 1863, with 5,300