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

complete with original issue scabbard and socket bayonet

The citation reads as follows:

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