On "I Have This Old Gun," we examine the early American-made 1803 Harpers Ferry flintlock rifle. Reenactors dressed as World War II era U.S. marines fire the Browning M2.

John Hall developed the rifle and had it manufactured at Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County. The early 1800s weapon was one of the first breech-loading military rifles.

Description (Brief) Put into production at Harpers Ferry in 1846, the Model 1841 is also known as the Mississippi Rifle due to its success in the Mexican War with the Mississippi regiment under the ...