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German/English Flintlock Jaeger Rifle

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The Jaeger rifle was very accurate at longer ranges, but required longer loading time for its patched ball.


Circa 1730 English/German Central Colonial Flint-lock Jaeger Rifle (single-shot/ muzzle-loading/ black powder/ ball ammunition) Because of their stabilizing rifled barrels and large caliber, Jaeger (hunter) rifles facilitated effective shooting for professional hunters in Europe. Fairly expensive to produce, these flint-lock rifles were short, for quick reloading and easy carrying. They worked well against big game in densely forested Bavarian mountains. The subject specimen came to America between 1730 and 1750. It represents European arms which, when used in America, evolved into a much different configuration, in this case called Kentucky Long Rifles." Their evolution demonstrates that guns generally express the physical, cultural, or social environments which they come to symbolize. They are, thereby, excellent artifacts of environment." --Dr. William L. Roberts, THE AMERICAN LIBERTY COLLECTION; #13

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