Original 19th Century German Style Jäger Percussion Rifle with Large Heavily Rifled Octagonal Barrel - circa 1850 40mm BOFORS 6 to 25 June 1944

6 to 25 June 1944

though the plastic crystal may be a post-war replacement

and hasn't been messed with

This Heavily illustrated

known as a "Kard" (Persian for knife)

Original 19th Century German Style Jäger Percussion Rifle with Large Heavily Rifled Octagonal Barrel - circa 1850 40mm BOFORS 6 to 25 June 1944Original item: Only One Available. Here we have a most impressive half stocked German style Jger Percussion Rifle, very possibly made in the U. S. just before the Civil War. It features a very interesting Dog Catch safety on the hammer. It is elegantly brass mounted, with brass trim around the lock plate, and a side plate that covers the entire left side of the stock. The stock is lovely, with checkering around the wrist, though it is missing a long