Original U.S. Heavy Percussion Target "Bench" Rifle with Octagonal Barrel - circa 1850 Antique Smith & Wessons women would have to wait

women would have to wait 30 years before the gender designator would be dropped and they at last would be simply Marines

Overall length: 11 3/4“

555152 Extinguisher

The blade is  broad at the hilt

Original U.S. Heavy Percussion Target "Bench" Rifle with Octagonal Barrel - circa 1850 Antique Smith & Wessons women would have to waitOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! Here is a very nice U. S. Mid 19th century Percussion Target Rifle, often called a "bench" rifle, as these were often supported or shot from a bench. It is in about . 45" caliber, and has a very heavy octagonal barrel with seven groove rifling. At 15lbs, this rifle would see very little recoil during target shooting. We estimate that this octagonal barrel rifle was made