Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle being orange on the obverse

being orange on the obverse and fading to a egg yolk yellow on the reverse

Allen's primary line was the knives and tools needed for cobblers

the styles varied according to family or Clan

4 Rifle series

eight battleships

Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle being orange on the obverseOriginal 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 Marked on the lock plate with P. J. MALHERBE A LIGE, this musket was originally made in Belgium under contract one of the then German States.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