Original U.S. Civil War Era Half Stocked Percussion Heavy Barrel Target Rifle by Jaob Hapgood with Long Range Sight - circa 1845 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The leather blade buffer is

The leather blade buffer is still present as is the sword knot

with white felt five pointed star and a beautifully highly detailed fully color embroidered Indian Head to the center

although it tended to lend the cap with a less attractive appearance

Woodcraft author Stewart Edward White highly recommended the galvanized model while author Horace Kephart recommended the brass version

and a cap tally that reads: Marineunteroffizierlehrabteilung

Original U.S. Civil War Era Half Stocked Percussion Heavy Barrel Target Rifle by Jaob Hapgood with Long Range Sight - circa 1845 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The leather blade buffer isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice U. S. Civil War era heavy barreled percussion target rifle, typical of those used by early Yankee Union sharpshooters during the conflict. The design is somewhat reminiscent of the "Pennsylvania" or "Kentucky" rifles of the time, but it is definitely a bit less curved and more robust in shape. It features a 30 inch long half octagon barrel with 6 groove