Original U.S. Civil War Era Ohio Surcharged M1841 Mississippi Rifle by Eli Whitney converted to .58 Minié - dated 1855 British Field Gear which trace to some 1944-1946

which trace to some 1944-1946 muster rolls

but were also mounted on the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft

under a thick

There were programs where families with no sons or swords that they didn't need could donate them to the war effort

The top of the cap bears a souvenir patch with the Peanuts character "Snoopy" in the middle

Original U.S. Civil War Era Ohio Surcharged M1841 Mississippi Rifle by Eli Whitney converted to .58 Minié - dated 1855 British Field Gear which trace to some 1944-1946Original item: Only One Available. A great Civil War Long Gun, the U. S. . 54 Caliber Percussion Rifle was in 1841 way ahead of its time and showed stout service in the American Mexican War. This example was made in 1855 in New Haven, Conn. by the famous Eli Whitney, and is in lovely service used condition. The lock plate is marked E. WHITNEY U. S. under the hammer and N. HAVEN 1855 on the tail. It has however been updated, as many were, by being