Original U.S. Pennsylvania Short Percussion Rifle with London Trade Lock - circa 1840 WWII Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury

Components of M-1956 LBE

Constructed of heavy black leather with integral closing belt strap and buckle

There is a tag in the collar marked “94”

and Cost of prosecution taxed

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Short Percussion Rifle with London Trade Lock - circa 1840 WWII BloomsburyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Built using an imported percussion "Trade" Lock mechanism marked LONDON WARRANTED, this sporting gun is really quite nice to look at. It appears to be smooth bored despite its heavy octagonal barrel, however it shows significant use. The rifling may have worn away over the years, or it was possibly smooth bored to make it into a training gun, possibly for a child or an early teenager. The Barrel length is 26 1 2