Original U.S. Civil War Austrian Percussion Conversion Muster 1849 Kammerbuchse Jäger Rifle - dated 1853 German Documents & Books - OD wool Ike jacket

- OD wool Ike jacket with all original insignia including 45th Infantry Division

The maker mark will be a 1

but has a better windage adjustment

All steel pintle with cross bolt included as well as our beautifully engineered all steel fully functioning T&E assembly

With the collapse of East Germay (DDR) in the early 1990s these very recognizable helmets were obsolete overnight

Original U.S. Civil War Austrian Percussion Conversion Muster 1849 Kammerbuchse Jäger Rifle - dated 1853 German Documents & Books - OD wool Ike jacketOriginal item: Only One Available. The rifle is a Muster 1849 Austro Hungarian Army (k. k. Army) Kammerbuchse (chamber rifle), original produced using the somewhat bizarre System Augustin "Tube Lock". This utilized a semi enclosed flash pan and "tube" for a more reliable ignition system. It was however short lived, and in 1854 the Lorenz rifle was developed using the much less complex percussion lock system. After this large quantities of the