Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Decoratively Inlaid Figured Half Stock - Circa 1850 Century the Madsen tripod was the

the Madsen tripod was the FIRST machine gun tripod to incorporate SOFT RECOIL

This marking indicates issue most likely to a the 137th Engineer/Pioneer regiment

A total of 64 photographs fill this album

It measures 16 ¾” x 3 ¼”

It looks like there were attempts at field repairs to the bales

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Decoratively Inlaid Figured Half Stock - Circa 1850 Century the Madsen tripod was theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a wonderful heavy barreled "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. Information we received with this rifle suggests it may be from the Carolinas, as the design was popular everywhere, however we have no