Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Hunting Rifle by Frank Gilbert of Somerset with Partridge Trade Lock - Circa 1850 Rear Sight Assembly And from his inmost heart

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the British Army had been faced with expert Boer marksmen equipped with the Mauser Model 1895

000 military carbines using the m/1867 action were manufactured as complete weapons in Sweden

These all have maker marks on the spine of the blade

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Hunting Rifle by Frank Gilbert of Somerset with Partridge Trade Lock - Circa 1850 Rear Sight Assembly And from his inmost heartOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice "Pennsylvania" percussion hunting 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 very nice example, with a lovely "curly maple" figured wood full stock and all brass mounts except for the steel nose cap. The rifle features