Original U.S. Half Stocked Percussion Hunting Rifle by H.W. White with Trade Lock by Golcher & Set Trigger - circa 1840 Mortars so the cotton fabric can

so the cotton fabric can be seen

The helmet exhibits original factory paint on the exterior and interior

but are definitely well above even those issued to the Gendarmes de la Maison du Roi (Police of the King's House)

Many were bought for the wood in the large shipping boxes

though it is unmarked and may be post war

Original U.S. Half Stocked Percussion Hunting Rifle by H.W. White with Trade Lock by Golcher & Set Trigger - circa 1840 Mortars so the cotton fabric canOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! Here is an octagonal barreled very nice "Pennsylvania" style 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. It has a heavy . 54" caliber octagonal barrel with 7 groove rifling, a bit larger than we usually see. It is marked on the top of the barrel