Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Veteran M.K. Somers Named Austrian M1854 Lorenz .54cal Percussion Rifle - dated 1860 Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout and we have not been

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The metalwork has a nice aged grey patina

complete with an original British made P-1888 bayonet and scabbard

The example serial number 6950 is offered in very good condition

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Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Veteran M.K. Somers Named Austrian M1854 Lorenz .54cal Percussion Rifle - dated 1860 Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout and we have not beenOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a fantastic example of an Austrian M1854 Lorenz Percussion musket in . 54cal, almost certainly imported for use in the U. S. Civil War. Many European powers were beginning to move to cartridge firearms, and with a huge market in the United States, sold off many of their soon to be obsolete firearms. Some of these reached the Northern Union forces, but more often, they were sent to the South, which did not