Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian M1854 Type II Lorenz .55cal Percussion Rifle Shortened to Musketoon Length with Desirable Long Range Sight - Circa 1860 Availability_Both as is the leather tie

as is the leather tie string

and not plated

so it was also often referred to as the McClellan cap

After mopping up on New Georgia

The Australian military apparatus simply did not want to complicate SMG weaponry with competing designs

Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian M1854 Type II Lorenz .55cal Percussion Rifle Shortened to Musketoon Length with Desirable Long Range Sight - Circa 1860 Availability_Both as is the leather tieOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a patinated and historically significant example of an Austrian M1854 Lorenz Percussion rifled musket, a weapon that was imported in massive numbers during the American Civil War and became one of the most important foreign arms used during the conflict. With U. S. purchases in excess of 250,000 and documented CS purchases of at least 100,000, it was the third most issued type of rifled musket, behind the P