Strong type 1840 percussion test rifle. Round thunderbolt barrel with 600-meter rise. Poncharra-style flat-body lock signed "Mre Rle de Maubeuge". Unmarked iron fittings and buttplate. Inside of barrel heavily scratched. Very strong iron ramrod with pierced head. Walnut stock with swivel. Barrel length: 86 cm - Overall length: 127 cm B.E. Circa 1838. This model incorporates the principle of a pivoting candle found on the 1831 model.