Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 U.S. Field Gear These flags were attractive souvenirs

These flags were attractive souvenirs for GI troops at the end of the war

however it is overall quite nice

having been arsenal re-finished during the war

octagonal at the breech with proof marks and date

In April 1948

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 U.S. Field Gear These flags were attractive souvenirsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. This is an octagonal barreled Rifled "Kentucky" style rifle, which more correctly is known as a Pennsylvania Rifle. This example is actually made using a BRITISH TRADE back action percussion lock mechanism marked ATKINSON WARRANTED on the lock plate. This lock was made by Joseph Atkinson of Lancaster,