Original Rare U.S Harpers Ferry Type II Hall Model 1819 Breech Loading Rifle Converted to Percussion - dated 1831 French Uniforms The helmet retains about 99%

The helmet retains about 99% of its outside paint

The front of the cross guard is marked in the center with SS District number III

It was again reorganized and redesignated on 2 November 1942 as 2nd Battalion

with the addition of an artillery regiment

BSA purchased a licence to manufacture the Lewis machine gun in England

Original Rare U.S Harpers Ferry Type II Hall Model 1819 Breech Loading Rifle Converted to Percussion - dated 1831 French Uniforms The helmet retains about 99%Original Item: Only One Available. This is really a Peach! This is probably the first time we have handled one of these very early breech loading rifles. The Harpers Ferry Model 1819 Hall rifle is a single shot breech loading rifle designed by John Hancock Hall, patented on May 21, 1811, and adopted by the U. S. Army in 1819. Due to how the breech block itself was loaded, it is also considered something of a hybrid breech and muzzle loading design,