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Nelson Delany Percussion Rifle
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This .50 caliber rifled percussion arm was donated in memory of Kenneth Pennybacher. The gunsmith, Nelson Delany had a business in Bethlehem, PA from 1847 to 1848. Delany then moved to Reading, PA and had a shop there from 1848 to 1885.