Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 British Artwork & Posters especially on a piece this

especially on a piece this old

including Allen's group

and is very tight on the tang

thankfully it was stored in a garage which means the tub

as well as the 457th Bomb Group website at this link

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 British Artwork & Posters especially on a piece thisOriginal 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 an octagonal barreled Rifled "Kentucky" style rifle, which more correctly is known as a Pennsylvania Rifle. This example is actually made using a BRITISH TRADE back action percussion lock mechanism marked ATKINSON WARRANTED on the lock plate. This lock was made by Joseph Atkinson of Lancaster,