Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle by Joseph Long of Beaver Springs with Figured Maple Stock and Set Trigger - circa 1830 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly but only about a dozen

but only about a dozen of these ever saw anything other than the inside of a crate

The main body of this ashtray began life as a U

the GAR's mission became ill-defined and the organization floundered

though we have not been able to completely decipher these markings

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle by Joseph Long of Beaver Springs with Figured Maple Stock and Set Trigger - circa 1830 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly but only about a dozenOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a wonderful heavy barreled "Pennsylvania" percussion hunting rifle, often referred to as a "Kentucky" rifle. The design developed in Pennsylvania, and then spread down the Ohio River Valley to Kentucky, where it was very popular. The thin curved stock design was popular for close to 100 years in the region. This is a great example, made by the rare and desirable