Original U.S. New England Underhammer Percussion Target Rifle with Named Ramrod circa 1850 Military Books & Documents The headset was mounted in

The headset was mounted in 6 mm thick molded plastic ear cups with excellent sound attenuation characteristics

Genuine WW2 issue M43 jackets with patches from famous divisions are hard to come by and this is one of the best we’'ve seen in a while and from an United States Airborne division that fought in the European Theater during WWII

but this was not a hard and fast rule

(remaining attached to the 482d Bomb Group) and moved to RAF Watton (Station 376)

Original U.S. New England Underhammer Percussion Target Rifle with Named Ramrod circa 1850 Military Books & Documents The headset was mounted inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice "New England" style underhammer percussion target rifle, complete with its original long ramrod. These could be used for hunting, but more often were a pastime for the more wealthy, who would use these for target shooting. Somewhat delicate and quite heavy, they were not not really hunting friendly. Still they could be used for competitions shooting