Original U.S. Kentucky Full Stocked .41cal Percussion Rifle with R. & W.C. Biddle & Co. Lock and Set Trigger - Circa 1845 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia and a simple plug that

and a simple plug that replaced the break-off breech plug used in earlier patterns

and should be handled with care

By the end of that first week of combat the battalion had fired 5560 rounds of ammunition

the barrel nocks form bears the E / L G / * in an oval Liège proof on the left side next to a CROWN / IM proof

We did notice that there are some VERY faint markings on the inner left pocket

Original U.S. Kentucky Full Stocked .41cal Percussion Rifle with R. & W.C. Biddle & Co. Lock and Set Trigger - Circa 1845 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia and a simple plug thatOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice "Kentucky" percussion hunting rifle, more correctly referred to as a "Pennsylvania" rifle. The design developed in Pennsylvania, and then spread down the Ohio River Valley to Kentucky, where it was very popular. This is a very nice example, with a beautiful full length maple stock featuring a bit of curl figuring, a very common wood to use on