Original U.S. Civil War Era 1861 dated Austrian Lorenz Percussion Musket Converted for Civilian Use with Bayonet German Mauser 98k K98 It entered service around 1952

It entered service around 1952 and was used in combat during the Korean War

though the finish has faded to a gray patina over the years

boring and rifling was done by a gunsmith in nearby Utica

One observer was killed in action

this ratio does not include the number of ARVN aircraft shot down by the VPAF (one source claims that the VPAF shot down 72 ARVN aircraft

Original U.S. Civil War Era 1861 dated Austrian Lorenz Percussion Musket Converted for Civilian Use with Bayonet German Mauser 98k K98 It entered service around 1952Original Item: Only One Available. This use to be an Austrian Army line musket of the Lorenz style, which was supplied to North America for use in the Civil War. Guns of this type were mostly imported by the Confederacy, which did not have the industrial capacity of the Union. After the war the musket was then half stocked and lightened for continued Civilian use on the Frontier. The barrel is now 37 1 2", giving an overall length of 53". It still