Original U.S. Pennsylvania Tiger Flame Maple Percussion Rifle by William Craig of Pittsburgh with Whitmore & Wolff Lock and Set Trigger - Circa 1855 Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly and began to release examples

and began to release examples to the Army at large as a more cost-effective solution to reequipping the entire Army

These are both HAND EMBROIDERED and are in great shape

though the markings on various components definitely can give some clues

soft and supple with no signs of any sort of leather conditioner or “preservative” having ever been applied

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Tiger Flame Maple Percussion Rifle by William Craig of Pittsburgh with Whitmore & Wolff Lock and Set Trigger - Circa 1855 Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly and began to release examplesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice heavy barreled "Pennsylvania" percussion 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. This is a great example, with a full length "tiger flame" maple stock and all brass mounts. The rifle features a 34 inch long octagonal barrel