Original U.S. Harpers Ferry Arsenal Model 1803 Type II Flintlock Rifle Dated 1819 - Extremely Rare Caps & Hats about 100 kilometres (62 mi)

about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Helsinki)

It is wartime marked

the helmet is not a combat helmet

as well as some VERY large wheels of cheese

and again on Formosa and Okinawa

Original U.S. Harpers Ferry Arsenal Model 1803 Type II Flintlock Rifle Dated 1819 - Extremely Rare Caps & Hats about 100 kilometres (62 mi)Original 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