Original U.S. Civil War Era Wooden Fife Instrument Price_$-030 - $50 A4 Rocket fired

A4 Rocket fired

The pin fire cartridge was ignited by the compression of a "pin" sticking out from one side which struck and internal primer to ignite the charge

concealed by the knife grip

Fits 17 inch spike blade bayonets for the models 1891 and 1891/30

who during the battle asked a retreating tank destroyer commander

Original U.S. Civil War Era Wooden Fife Instrument Price_$-030 - $50 A4 Rocket firedOriginal Item. Only One Available. Original Item: Only One Available. This is unusual and extremely scarce. An original U. S. Civil War era Fife, as in "Musket, Fife and Drum", constructed of wood with a brass endpiece. It appears that the other end had an endpiece which is now absent. The fife measures 14 overall, originally made in a fine quality wood with brass caps on each end, although one end is missing. It seems functional but we don't know how