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MODEL 1861 U.S. .58 CALIBER PERCUSSION RIFLE-MUSKET
Guns International #: 100681999 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Civil War Rifles - Military Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: James Carr's Antique Guns and Collectibles
Member Since: 3/8/15
First Name: James
Last Name: Carr
State: Colorado
Zip: 81403
Country: United States
Phone: (703) 431-3159
Premium Seller
Number of Active Listings: 23
Total Number of Listings: 148
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Zelle, money orders or checks with cleared funds
Description:
MODEL 1861 U.S. .58 CALIBER PERCUSSION RIFLE-MUSKET (c. 1861-1862; manufactured by Springfield Armory and numberous private contractors, including the Providence Tool Company, of Providence, Rhode Island): Fair to Good representative, manufactured in 1865 by Providence Tool Company (total production during the war by that company was approximately 70,000). All original and complete. Stamps are crisp on lock, barrel bands and butt plate. Surface of barrel has pitted and been cleaned; bore is dark. Wood is sound with good wood to metal fit, but there is a firing chip missing from behind the bolster and marks left on both sides of the stock from some soldier’s prior tacking. Lock mechanics are good at both the half and full cock.
Packing and shipping to anywhere in the Continental USA by UPS ground will cost $50 in addition to the purchase price. I do not accept payment by credit cards or Pay Pal.
Please Note: I am just an old guy who collected guns, parts and civil war memorabilia for many years who is liquidating his collection. I do not make my living buying and selling guns. My comments on any particular gun being sold are based on my knowledge as a collector, my examination of the gun, my research, and my comparison with other similar guns. I do not purport to be the second coming of Norm Flayderman, and recognize that there is always something to learn in connection with antique guns (although others I encounter seem to think they know everything). The pictures I post are intended to give you what you need to make a fair assessment of the item being sold. Please study these closely. If you find there is some detail that is unclear, let me know and I will get you that detail if it exists. Finally and most importantly, be clear that the guns I am selling are being sold as collectibles and nothing more. I can tell you from years of competing with the NSSA as a black powder shooter, the shooting of antique guns is an activity that is totally different from modern shooting. The metallurgy of antique barrels and breach plugs can only sustain a certain amount of velocity, and may be impaired after 150 years or so of deterioration or abuse. Assuming a capable gunsmith has pronounced an antique gun safe to fire, only true black powder can be used, and then only in appropriate amounts. People who want to have the historical connection of firing an antique gun without the knowledge, experience or supervision to properly do so can wind up maiming or killing themselves. Please don’t do that.
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes