Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle 4 Rifle series

4 Rifle series

They were typically made in the Hanyang Arsenal

extremely rare and ready to display

so it probably rates an 7 out of 10

Original German Belgian Made Percussion Rifled Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use circa 1840 Brunswick Rifle 4 Rifle seriesOriginal 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 Marked on the lock plate with P. J. MALHERBE A LIGE, this musket was originally made in Belgium under contract one of the then German States.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