Original Rare U.S. Edwin Wesson Ornate .41cal Percussion Match Rifle Similar to Civil War Sharpshooter Models MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly perhaps they were friends in

perhaps they were friends in training school

Earlier models came with a shoulder strap but this model did not

the field glasses are offered in good functional condition

5 inches high

Original Rare U.S. Edwin Wesson Ornate .41cal Percussion Match Rifle Similar to Civil War Sharpshooter Models MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly perhaps they were friends inOriginal Item: One of a Kind. EDWIN WESSON, 1811 1849 was the older Brother of Danial Wesson who together with Horace Smith founded the Famous SMITH & WESSON COMPANY in 1855. Daniel Wesson worked with his brother EDWIN WESSON developing these precision Match Rifles during the 1840's, and contracted with Samuel Colt to supply 1,000 Barrels for the Colt Walker Revolvers. EDWIN WESSON sadly died in 1849, leaving his younger brother DANIEL WESSON to