Original U.S. Civil War Era New Hampshire Half Stocked Under Hammer Percussion Target Rifle by D.H. Hilliard with Heavy Octagonal Barrel - circa 1860 French Machine Guns Hardware is in great shape

Hardware is in great shape

showing oxidation and weathering on both sides

There was a little ship newspaper

Overall the blade shows light oxidation

so this puts production at sometime between 1858 and 1862

Original U.S. Civil War Era New Hampshire Half Stocked Under Hammer Percussion Target Rifle by D.H. Hilliard with Heavy Octagonal Barrel - circa 1860 French Machine Guns Hardware is in great shapeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a recent military auction! This is a very nice U. S. Civil War era heavy barreled percussion target rifle, typical of those used by early Yankee Union sharpshooters during the conflict. The design is somewhat reminiscent of the "Pennsylvania" or "Kentucky" rifles of the time, but it is definitely a bit less curved and more robust in shape. It features a 26 1 4 inch long octagonal barrel with 6