Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Converted Long Rifle with Flame Figured Full Stock - Circa 1840 21st Century with the red sun dyed

with the red sun dyed onto the center

so we believe that this was produced as a 7' x 12' flag

for the Aeronautical Chart Service by the U

so it may have been reduced in length at some point

Original U.S. Pennsylvania Percussion Converted Long Rifle with Flame Figured Full Stock - Circa 1840 21st Century with the red sun dyedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice "Pennsylvania" percussion hunting rifle, often referred to as a "Kentucky" rifle. The design developed in Pennsylvania, and then spread down the Ohio River Valley to Kentucky, where it was very popular. This is a nice well used example, with a lovely "Flame" figured full stock and patinated all brass mounts. The rifle features a 45 3 4 inch long