Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Percussion Rifle with Type 4 Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1864 U.S. Equipment more correctly referred to as

more correctly referred to as a "Pennsylvania" Rifle

though one pocket has lost the brass stud

"Body Armor

including a small portrait

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Percussion Rifle with Type 4 Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1864 U.S. Equipment more correctly referred to asOriginal 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