Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Decoratively Inlaid Figured Half Stock - Circa 1850 Century The front and back plate

The front and back plate are still attached together with all but one of the metal tabs

the Madsen tripod was the FIRST machine gun tripod to incorporate SOFT RECOIL

This marking indicates issue most likely to a the 137th Engineer/Pioneer regiment

The saddle ring bar is still present

A total of 1014 were built

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Decoratively Inlaid Figured Half Stock - Circa 1850 Century The front and back plateOriginal 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. Information we received with this rifle suggests it may be from the Carolinas, as the design was popular everywhere, however we have no