Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 U.S. Field Gear and the original German proofs

and the original German proofs are visible in many areas

The helmet still has its correct very good condition M31 liner with all of the 8 fingers intact

which not only fires the gun

These flags were attractive souvenirs for GI troops at the end of the war

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 U.S. Field Gear and the original German proofsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. This is an octagonal barreled Rifled "Kentucky" style rifle, which more correctly is known as a Pennsylvania Rifle. This example is actually made using a BRITISH TRADE back action percussion lock mechanism marked ATKINSON WARRANTED on the lock plate. This lock was made by Joseph Atkinson of Lancaster,