235 - Model 1859 percussion rifle.

Model 1859 percussion rifle. Round barrel with fluted sections and a rear sight set for 1,100 m. Iron fittings with remnants of a hallmark. Rear lock plate signed “Mre Impale de St Etienne.” Walnut stock with a peg. Buttplate marked “1” (a second digit has been erased). Iron ramrod with a thick head. Barrel length: 86 cm - Overall length: 126 cm With a Model 1842 bayonet. Blade heel marked “Mutzig 1848.” Length: 69 cm A.B.E. (Uniform oxidation).