Original Civil War Era French Model 1857 Percussion Back Action Rifle by Tulle - Dated 1860 MG 42 Accessories Daniel Arthur Leavy

Daniel Arthur Leavy

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(There is some circumstantial evidence to suggest that each gun was accompanied by several magazines

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Original Civil War Era French Model 1857 Percussion Back Action Rifle by Tulle - Dated 1860 MG 42 Accessories Daniel Arthur LeavyOriginal Item: One Only. This is the typical Continental Rifled Musket that was imported Confederacy just before and during the U. S. Civil War. These were also bought and used by the Union Army in small quantities as described in the book Civil War Guns by William Edwards on page 262. This example is in approximately . 69 Caliber and is rifled with a simple V shaped back sight. These were usually produced as muskets, but the export trade required