Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Flame Figured Half Stock & Philadelphia Marked Lock - Circa 1850 MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets It is also marked with

It is also marked with lot number 2493 on the underside of the rear skirt

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Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Flame Figured Half Stock & Philadelphia Marked Lock - Circa 1850 MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets It is also marked withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice 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. This is a great example, with a lovely "Flame" figured half stock and all brass mounts.. The rifle features a 33 inch long octagonal