Springfield 1847 Navy Musketoon
Guns International #: 100480215 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Springfield Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Frontier Gallery
Company: Frontier Gallery
Member Since: 9/24/13
First Name: Peter
Last Name: Gracyalny
State: Colorado
Zip: 80524
Country: United States
Phone: (970) 484-4200
Fax: (970) 484-4200
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 52
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Cash, Postal Money Orders, Certified Checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover ~ NO CC Fee
Description:
This Springfield 1847 Navy Musketoon retains the original "Spring Field 1848" and Eagle over US marking on the side plate. It's a .72 caliber. There is a number stamped into the wood behind the upper tang. It looks to be a 38 or 58. Look at the pictures and email with any questions.
As per the information in Mr. Mollers book, 'American Military Shoulder Firearms', he states: "Model 1847 'Navy' musketoons have furniture unlike other musketoons. They have no provision for slings or bayonets." His description continues "A few musketoons exist that do not conform to the previously described regulation models or known modifications. One of these was first noted by Claud E. Fuller in the 1930's. He identified it, lacking further information, as a "Navy musketoon" for tow reasons: first, the examples he obsereved did not have sling swivels; second, the barrels or barrel bands of these musketoons are stamped with a small anchor at the breech. No documentation has been found in the National Archives or the archives of several states that authorizes the "Navy" musketoons, or the alteration of Musketoons to the "Navy" configuration."
Mr. Moller continues:
"Most of these musketoons do not have bayonet studs. Some we equipped with mountings that differed from the known national armory patterns. Little is known about thses musketoons, and it is possible they wewre modified after leaving federal service, by states or by militia units. The iron mountings include the trigger guard assemly that is of the model 1851 cadet musket configuration. The trigger plate is slightly wider than usual for the musketoon. Three newly manufactured iron parts unique to the Navy musketoon were used: the upper and lower barrel bands and the side plate. The iron butt plate is similar to those used in artillery musketoons, sappers musketoons and model 1851 cadet muskets. The stocks of observed examples appear to have been altered from previously unfinished cavalry musketoon stocks."
SOLD
Antique: Yes