A model 1849 rifle for pointed bullets, Crause in Herzberg, matching numbers. Octagonal barrel, becoming round, with a rifled bore in 17 mm calibre, and adjustable sights. Back action percussion lock with the maker's inscription on the lock plate. Double set trigger. Walnut stock with brass furniture. Patchbox. Iron ramrod. Number "666" stamped on the barrel, lock and butt plate. Length 121 cm. Cf. Götz, Militärgewehre und Pistolen der deutschen Staaten 1800 - 1870, p. 216. Identified there as a Brunswick rifle, but more recent research identifies it as having ,

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