Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Flame Figured Half Stock & Philadelphia Marked Lock - Circa 1850 Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts The "octagonal" portion of the

The "octagonal" portion of the barrel is 6 1/8 inches long and consists of 5 flats over the top 180 degrees of the barrel and a round surface for the lower 180 degrees (the portion under the hand guard)

manufactured by Kokura Arsenal

The tang markings have been highlighted with white to make them easier to see

If so these plaques were presented by grateful village officials or civilians to any random GI’s that were available at the moment

with WARRANTED on the tops of the barrels

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Flame Figured Half Stock & Philadelphia Marked Lock - Circa 1850 Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts The "octagonal" portion of theOriginal 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