Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Percussion Rifle with Type 4 Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1864 MG 08-15 Maxim which is also confirmed by

which is also confirmed by the later date

Year of Manufacture: 1865

Those Seabees were immediately sent to participate in the invasion of Sicily where they were divided in three groups that landed on the beaches near Licata

The barrel on this great example is marked with serial number 8388 on the underside under the fore stock

Years of Manufacture: 1840 - converted later

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Percussion Rifle with Type 4 Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1864 MG 08-15 Maxim which is also confirmed byOriginal item: One of a Kind. This is a truly amazing find, just purchased at a local auction! At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 the Confederacy were counting on support from England for Arms and the tools to manufacture them. Unexpectedly, the Union quickly blocked the Confederate Southern States' ports, eliminating importation of the much needed Manufacturing equipment from England. The war progressed into 1862 and much to the Washington