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The front of the jacket has a vertical row of six Kriegsmarine gilt buttons

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Model 1841 Mississippi .54 Caliber Percussion Rifle by Eli Whitney, Lock Dated 1851, with Cut Stock Lee-Enfield (SMLE) which are usually names ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original U. S. Model 1841 Mississippi percussion rifle manufactured by Eli Whitney of New Haven, Connecticut, with an 1851 dated lock. It remains in worn service used condition and appears to retain its original . 54 caliber configuration, with the original fixed rear sight, no added saber bayonet lug, and a heavily worn bore measuring approximately . 56" at the muzzle. The rifle also has a full transverse