Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Decoratively Inlaid Figured Half Stock - Circa 1850 Century either the nickel-plated short (20cm)

either the nickel-plated short (20cm) or long (25cm) version

The front and back plate are still attached together with all but one of the metal tabs

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

The saddle ring bar is still present

It was most likely originally blued

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger & Decoratively Inlaid Figured Half Stock - Circa 1850 Century either the nickel-plated short (20cm)Original 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