Original U.S. Relief Carved Pennsylvania Long Rifle Attributed to John Moll with Full Length Figured Stock - Circa 1785 Historical Military Books The British introduced a lot

The British introduced a lot of weird gimmicks hoping to fool the Germans and this certainly qualifies as one of them

the original Battle Jerkin was soon found to be too cumbersome and lacking the flexibility of 1937 Pattern webbing to add and remove items as demanded by operational realities

cartouche on the butt stock

and has held up quite well

The serial Number 328768 can be found on the barrel

Original U.S. Relief Carved Pennsylvania Long Rifle Attributed to John Moll with Full Length Figured Stock - Circa 1785 Historical Military Books The British introduced a lotOriginal Item: One of a kind. Well this is a real treat! This is a wonderful late 18th Century U. S. "Pennsylvania" Long Rifle, sometimes called a "Kentucky Rifle". The thin stock with a gently curved butt is gives a shape of one of the most elegant weapons of the 18th Century. The Eastern Pennsylvania area had been originally been settled by immigrants from the German States, as well as those from nearby Moravia in what is today the Czech republic.