Original U.S. Heavy Percussion Target "Bench" Rifle with Octagonal Barrel - circa 1850 Availability_Both Operation required first removing the

Operation required first removing the safety pin by pulling the cord to which it was attached and then striking the head of the fuse on a hard object

and this one has also had some great theater modifications made

This green wool field cap features fold down side panels are held together over the crown of the cap by two corresponding hidden snaps

Later they served with distinction in World War I and

The small round welds on the front seam are also definitive for a Schlueter helmet shell

Original U.S. Heavy Percussion Target "Bench" Rifle with Octagonal Barrel - circa 1850 Availability_Both Operation required first removing theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! Here is a very nice U. S. Mid 19th century Percussion Target Rifle, often called a "bench" rifle, as these were often supported or shot from a bench. It is in about . 45" caliber, and has a very heavy octagonal barrel with seven groove rifling. At 15lbs, this rifle would see very little recoil during target shooting. We estimate that this octagonal barrel rifle was made