Original U.S. Civil War Whitneyville “Plymouth” Navy Percussion Rifle Serial No. 9703 - Dated 1864 M3 Grease Gun Chenango cleared on 12 October

Chenango cleared on 12 October to conduct softening up strikes on Leyte in preparation for the invasion landings on 20 October

the jacket leather is in fine supple condition

and also Army Corps in the same fashion

This is a lovely set of a nearly impossible to find Balloon Pilots uniform

with a wooden handle and S-guard bearing a finger ring

Original U.S. Civil War Whitneyville “Plymouth” Navy Percussion Rifle Serial No. 9703 - Dated 1864 M3 Grease Gun Chenango cleared on 12 OctoberOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful offering, only the third example of this scarce rifle we have offered! Here we have an Excellent condition rare U. S. Civil War "Plymouth" Navy Percussion Rifle, one of 10,000 made by Eli Whitneys manufactory, Whitney ville, based on an 1861 contract to the U. S. Navy. Five sample rifles were delivered in October 1862 and regular deliveries started in February 1863, with 5,300 delivered that year