Original U.S. Percussion Target Rifle Converted to 20 Bore Fowler by J. Miller of Rochester N.Y. with Set Trigger - circa 1850 Antique Smith & Wessons a known maker of German

a known maker of German WWII cutlery

and there is also patent information stamped on the back of the cylinder and on the cylinder advance inside of the action

The width of the M1903/14 belt remained unchanged from its predecessor at 55 mm

lifting the regiment from obscurity outside the military establishment

Original U.S. Percussion Target Rifle Converted to 20 Bore Fowler by J. Miller of Rochester N.Y. with Set Trigger - circa 1850 Antique Smith & Wessons a known maker of GermanOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! Here is an octagonal barreled very nice New York Target Rifle, very similar in design to "Pennsylvania" and "Kentucky" style rifles, but definitely with a straighter overall profile. It features a VERY heavy 33 1 4" long two stage half octagon half round barrel, and measures 48 1 2 in overall length. It has the standard appointments one would usually see on a target rifle,