Original U.S. Model 1817 "Deringer" Percussion Converted Common Rifle by Henry Deringer - dated 1841 Sales Guard dimensions: 4 1/2" width

Guard dimensions: 4 1/2" width x 4” length

Greenland in WWII

brass die stamped insignia of the Union shield with the letter “M” mounted within a stamped brass infantry horn

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Original U.S. Model 1817 "Deringer" Percussion Converted Common Rifle by Henry Deringer - dated 1841 Sales Guard dimensions: 4 1/2" widthOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1817 common rifle (also known as Deringer M1817 rifle) was a flintlock muzzle loaded weapon issued due to the Dept. of Ordnance's order of 1814, produced by Henry Deringer and used from the 1820s to 1840s at the American frontier. Unlike the half octagon barreled M1814 common rifle that preceded it, it had a barrel that was round for most of its length. The 36 inch barrel was rifled for . 54 caliber bullets. For