Description
though it has lost the original "blacked" brass finish
This example was recovered from a glacier in Italy at the northern part of the Austro-Italian front
The oil cloth is in similar condition
straight inscribed blade
the soldier states he is in a fine camp
Original U.S. Kentucky Percussion Rifle with Tiger Maple Full Stock by J.M. Gorsuch of Ohio c. 1840 Category_Martini-Henry Parts though it has lost theOriginal Item: Only one available. Here is an octagonal barreled "Kentucky" style rifle, which more correctly is known as a Pennsylvania Rifle. It is in the standard caliber we usually see these in, . 39", and has a very heavy barrel. The rifle was built in the United States using a percussion lock made by James Golcher of Philadelphia, who operated in the 1820s 1830s. It is marked JAs GOLCHER PHILADA amidst traces of foliate engravings. We estimate