Original U.S. Pennsylvania .43 cal Percussion Rifle by Lane & Read of Boston circa 1840 Japanese Flare Guns the cavalry regiment

the cavalry regiment

At the thin end there is a 4" brass spout with sprung loaded catch to keep the powder secure

without ears to the butt cap and the adoption of a 10" barrel by the time the Napoleonic Wars started in the 1790s

along with the Ordnance broad arrow

Original U.S. Pennsylvania .43 cal Percussion Rifle by Lane & Read of Boston circa 1840 Japanese Flare Guns the cavalry regimentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. This is a really nice Percussion Pennsylvania style rifle, with aback action lock marked as made by LANE & READ of BOSTON. The Octagonal Barrel is 27 1 2" and about . 43 Caliber. The lovely wood stock is half stocked and features a brass Patch Box. The Trigger Guard is also brass and the gun has scattered