Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 U.S. Field Gear and the original German proofs

and the original German proofs are visible in many areas

2 - It could be operated at a remote control distance up to 15 feet by using the cord and the hand key

octagonal at the breech with proof marks and date

the first at The London Gun Show in 1990

however it is overall quite nice

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Rifle with Set Trigger and Trade Lock by Atkinson - circa 1840 U.S. Field Gear and the original German proofsOriginal 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,