Original U.S. Civil War M1841 Mississippi Percussion Rifle by Eli Whitney in Original .54cal - dated 1844 Magazines the corps deployed (January 1942)

the corps deployed (January 1942) the first American soldiers to the European Theater of Operations

all delivered by April 1865

Fitted with a single Flintlock mechanism the pan has two levels

The base construction of the grip is of carved wood

Original U.S. Civil War M1841 Mississippi Percussion Rifle by Eli Whitney in Original .54cal - dated 1844 Magazines the corps deployed (January 1942)Original item: Only One Available. A great Civil War Long Gun, the U. S. . 54 Caliber "Mississippi" Percussion Rifle was in 1841 way ahead of its time and showed stout service in the American Mexican War. They were well regarded, and still in arsenal as the tensions rose, culminating in the U. S. Civil War of 1861 1865. They were in a smaller caliber than desired, but with the thick barrel walls used in construction, this proved to not be an issue, as