Original U.S. Civil War Era French Mle 1822T bis Percussion Converted Shortened Rifle by Maubeuge in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition Russian Ordnance the helmet plate showing a

the helmet plate showing a "Griffin" devise

and on the butt plate as well

which is VERY hard to find

Intended to be grasped by the left hand to steady the weapon during firing

for inspection of the grenade interior

Original U.S. Civil War Era French Mle 1822T bis Percussion Converted Shortened Rifle by Maubeuge in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition Russian Ordnance the helmet plate showing aOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now