Original U.S. Pennsylvania Flintlock Rifle with Dutch Lock by Van Walsen of Maastricht - Circa 1820 Empire Edged Weapons Taylor 0-930251 - Chicago

Taylor 0-930251 - Chicago

The metalwork overall has a lovely speckled patina of age

- Matchbox Holder With Prussian Gott Mit Uns Insignia (2 ¼” x 1 ⅝”): Objects like these don’t appear as much but you have to think of the importance of them to the individual soldier

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Original U.S. Pennsylvania Flintlock Rifle with Dutch Lock by Van Walsen of Maastricht - Circa 1820 Empire Edged Weapons Taylor 0-930251 - ChicagoOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice heavy barreled "Pennsylvania" flintlock hunting rifle, often referred to as a "Kentucky" rifle. The design developed in Pennsylvania, and then spread down the Ohio River Valley to Kentucky, where it was very popular. It features all brass mountings with a cheekpiece. The rifle features a 37 inch long octagonal barrel with a bore of about 0. 47", which looks to have either had the rifling worn