Original U.S. Kentucky Style Trade Percussion Long Rifle for Shot or Ball - circa 1840 German Uniforms The scabbards were very long

The scabbards were very long

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which led to the eventual downfall of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE at the Battle of WATERLOO in 1815

Barrel Length: 5 inches

A widely-held belief among US soldiers (when surveyed in 1952

Original U.S. Kentucky Style Trade Percussion Long Rifle for Shot or Ball - circa 1840 German Uniforms The scabbards were very longOriginal item: Only On Available. Typical of the mid nineteenth century, this is a very nice Kentucky or more correctly Pennsylvania style percussion Rifle. It is in about . 61" bore, and now intended for "SHOT OR BALL", though it may have been rifled at some point in the past. The barrel measures 46 1 2", giving a total overall length of 61 1 2". It is fully brass mounted in the English Trade style, and stocked fully to the muzzle. The forestock