Original Austrian 1840 Flintlock Saddle Carbine Converted to Percussion - later Sold to U.S. Market British Flare Guns It has a waffenampt on

It has a waffenampt on the central portion as well as the attachment ring

Approximate Overall Length: 15"

The MG 15 was a German 7

The grip plates are of walnut with the standard four retaining rivets on each side

Original Austrian 1840 Flintlock Saddle Carbine Converted to Percussion - later Sold to U.S. Market British Flare Guns It has a waffenampt onOriginal Item. Only One Available. This was originally a FLINTLOCK Saddle ring Carbine, made around 1815, which was then converted to the Percussion cap ignition system in 1840. It was subsequently sold to the United States, and imported just prior to the U. S. Civil War, where many of these weapons saw service, mostly on the Confederate side. The Carbine measures just shy of 30" in overall length, the rifled barrel measuring just 14 1 2". The wood