Original U.S. Civil War Austrian Percussion Conversion Muster 1849 Kammerbuchse Jäger Short Rifle U.S. Badges the squadron made its only

the squadron made its only patrol across enemy lines

and is in really good condition

which looks to be original

A contingent of GIs had crossed the river 2 1/2 days earlier

and the Germans were known to be using the area within Germany to the east as a rest and refit area for their troops

Original U.S. Civil War Austrian Percussion Conversion Muster 1849 Kammerbuchse Jäger Short Rifle U.S. Badges the squadron made its onlyOriginal item: Only One Available. The rifle is a Muster 1849 Austro Hungarian Army (k. k. Army) Kammerbuchse (chamber rifle), original produced using the somewhat bizarre System Augustin "Tube Lock". This utilized a semi enclosed flash pan and "tube" for a more reliable ignition system. It was however short lived, and in 1854 the Lorenz rifle was developed using the much less complex percussion lock system. After this large quantities of the