Original U.S. Harpers Ferry Arsenal Model 1803 Type II Flintlock Rifle Dated 1819 - Extremely Rare Caps & Hats however it is still fully

however it is still fully legible with a magnifier:-

and a loaf of bread to be shared by eight men

and again on Formosa and Okinawa

Winters overwhelmed a force 3-4 times its size and destroyed four guns at a farm called Brécourt Manor for which Winters was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the assault troops given Silver and Bronze Stars

It is wartime marked

Original U.S. Harpers Ferry Arsenal Model 1803 Type II Flintlock Rifle Dated 1819 - Extremely Rare Caps & Hats however it is still fullyOriginal item: One of a Kind. Now this is something we do not see every day! This is a very early American Flintlock Rifle, in fact the first model rifle ever issued by the Federal Armories! Previously only Flintlock muskets and pistols has been produced, but with the world moving towards the increased accuracy of rifled barrels, the United States had to keep up. The first model designed the Harpers Ferry Model 1803, which is what we have here. There