Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle attached to the buttons on

attached to the buttons on the sides

Iowa in the early 1900's

the styles varied according to family or Clan

eight battleships

Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle attached to the buttons onOriginal Item: Only one available. Marked on the lock plate with P. J. MALHERBE A LIGE, this musket was originally made in Belgium under contract one of the then German States. This may very well have started life in 1820 as a Flintlock Musket, later converted to Percussion, as the lock definitely appears to have at one time had a frizzen and pan. Many such Muskets were imported by the Confederacy before the Civil War, and once the conflict was over