Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle by J. Hillegas with British Trade Lock - circa 1840 Madsen LMG Blade: 15 inches long

Blade: 15 inches long

This liner was manufactured by Hood Rubber

The citation reads as follows:

The cap is offered in very good condition with the exterior constructed of dark blue wool with red piping (artillery)

complete with original issue scabbard and socket bayonet

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle by J. Hillegas with British Trade Lock - circa 1840 Madsen LMG Blade: 15 inches longOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage together with a couple of hundred other guns. Here is an octagonal barreled Rifled "Kentucky" style rifle, which more correctly is known as a Pennsylvania Rifle. It was actually constructed using a BRITISH TRADE percussion lock mechanism, which is marked JOSEPH GOLCHER on the plate. Joseph Golcher of King Street, Darlston, Staffordshire, England was a