Original Prussian Brass Mounted Flintlock Full Stocked Jäger Rifle with Set Trigger & Gold Inlay on Barrel - circa 1780 Hotchkiss .303 Barrel left facet is stamped

Barrel left facet is stamped 1833 and below it is serial number 4247

For this heroic action T/Sgt Hedrick was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor

It was a version of the German Schießbecher grenade launcher

and the right side has a patch box with an engraved brass hinged cover

which show wear and flaking due to service use and age

Original Prussian Brass Mounted Flintlock Full Stocked Jäger Rifle with Set Trigger & Gold Inlay on Barrel - circa 1780 Hotchkiss .303 Barrel left facet is stampedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a fantastic Prussian Brass Mounted Jger (Hunter) Rifle, which features some lovely appointments. It measures just over 40 inches in overall length, and has a lovely Octagonal Barrel of 25" of approximately . 55 Caliber, with deep 7 groove rifling. There is some GOLD INLAY decoration, including Adam in scroll script on the top facet of the barrel. There is also a lovely oak leaf inlay around the breech of the