Description
German origin, two triggers, wooden covered patch box, signed on top of barrel “J.G. Fiedler in Ulm”, (short rifle illustrated on p. 226 of George C. Neumann’s book Battle Weapons of the American Revolution, Neumann states that 4,000 short rifles were used by Hessian (German) troops in the war), 34 1/2″ l.
$1,500-2,000
