Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles He was promoted to full

He was promoted to full Lieutenant on 18th July 1815 and he lived to 1876

GEBRAUCHSMUSTER

was a member of the 16th Infantry

It is dated 43

and Argentine armies of the time

Original Very Rare Belgian M-1848 Thouvenin Percussion Rifle Bayonet with Brass Hilt Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles He was promoted to fullOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are very rare! This is a bayonet for the relatively short lived Belgian M 1848 Thouvenin 17. 5mm Percussion rifle, a "pillar breech" system firearm. This design was a fore runner of the Mini ball system, and was intended to aid the lead projectile's grip on the rifling grooves. The barrel featured a "pillar" in the chamber, and when loaded, the ramming action would deform the bullet when it hit the pillar,