Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and British Lock by Joseph Golcher c. 1840 m 21 June–11 August 1945

21 June–11 August 1945

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as master armorer at the national armory

who said that the weapons were insufficiently tested and refused the request

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Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and British Lock by Joseph Golcher c. 1840 m 21 June–11 August 1945Original Item: Only one available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage together with a couple of hundred other antique arms. The rifle was assembled in the United States using a British Trade percussion lock made by JOSEPH GOLCHER of KING STREET, DARLASTON in STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, who worked from 1834 to 1865. We estimate that this octagonal barrel rifle was made about 1840. It features all brass mounts except for the