Guns International #: 101704312
Seller's Inventory #: 210169

Category - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Military Rifles - German

Category
Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
Military Rifles - German

PRUSSIAN JAGERBUSCHSE GERMANIC INFANTRY JAEGER RIFLE .58 Percussion Antique 1810/1835 Flintlock/Percussion Conversion

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PRUSSIAN JAGERBUSCHSE GERMANIC INFANTRY JAEGER RIFLE .58 Percussion Antique

1810/1835 Flintlock/Percussion Conversion

Here we present an antique Prussian Jaeger Rifle 1810/1835, manufactured circa the 1820s in flintlock, then converted to percussion. This scarce Prussian Model 1835 Jäegerbüchse  held the distinction of the being the first percussion ignition long arm adopted by the Prussian military. The Prussians began to experiment with the percussion ignition systems for military arms in 1831, and officially adopted the percussion system for all arms in 1839. During that time, experimental and trial arms were issued to specialized regiments and battalions, while the feasibility and the reliability of the new ignition system was tested. The first widespread issue of percussion arms came with the Model 1835 Rifle, which was issued to the “Jäeger” or “Rifle” battalions.

The Prussian Model 1835 Percussion Rifle was adapted from the earlier Prussian Model 1810 Flintlock Rifle. The Model 1810 was one of the first, fairly standardized rifles to see widespread issue to any military force in Europe. These guns were fully stocked to the muzzle, incorporated a sliding wooden patch box in the obverse buttstock for the storage of lubricated patches and a raised cheek piece on the reverse buttstock. The rifles were brass mounted with a buttplate, nose cap and two ramrod pipes made of that material. Sling swivels were installed on the upper stock, below the bayonet bar, and screwed into the toe of the stock. The rifles were equipped with adjustable double-set triggers to enhance accurate shooting.

This musket would have been used in Prussian conflicts during the 1840s and 50s, including the Egyptian-Ottoman War, the Greater Poland Uprising, the Revolutions of 1848, and the First Schleswig War.

This one has matching unit markings on both the breech of the barrel and the butt plate: “4C/221”. There is also a date of “1824” on the butt plate, the numeral “II”, and initials that may be a “GS” (possibly for Gebruder Schlickler of the Potsdam Arnsenal). There is also a date of “1834” on the right side of the barrel just forward of the lock.

The overall condition is good. The action is functional, though the half-cock notch is too worn to hold. The lock screws are replacements that do hold the lock on but they could be better. Nicely rifled bore. The stock is solid, though there is a joint about midway where the two parts were spliced together. The leather sling is in good shape.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 27-3/4 inches.

Caliber: .58 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1835

#210169
 

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Antique: Yes