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HENRY DERINGER Contract U.S. Model 1817 Flintlock “COMMON RIFLE” Made 1829 1 of 13,000 Contracted by Henry Deringer
Guns International #: 101399992 Seller's Inventory #: 190862
Category: Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Kentucky Rifles
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Description:
HENRY DERINGER Contract U.S. Model 1817 Flintlock “COMMON RIFLE” Made 1829
1 of 13,000 Contracted by Henry Deringer
Here we present an antique U.S. Model 1817 “Common Rifle” from the Henry Deringer Contract, made in 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The M1817 common rifle (also known as the Deringer M1817 rifle) was issued due to the Dept. of Ordnance's order of 1814, produced and used from the 1820s to 1840s at the American frontier. The 36-inch barrel was originally rifled for .54 caliber. This longarm has been bored out to be a .60 caliber smoothbore to accept larger projectiles and perhaps be used with a combination load of buck n’ ball. Like the Model 1814, it had a large oval patchbox in the buttstock. Many of these were used during the American Civil War, especially in the early days of the conflict when military weapons were hard to come by and guns such as these were in local arsenals.
After producing the Model 1814 common rifle through contractors, the military decided to do the same with the Model 1817. The Harper's Ferry Arsenal produced a pattern weapon, which was then taken to gunsmiths to be copied. The rifle was built by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia (13,000 made), Nathan Starr & Co. of Middleton, Conn. (10,200 made), Simeon North of Middleton, Conn. (7,200 made), R. Johnson of Middleton, Conn. (5,000 made), R. & J. D. Johnson of Middleton, Conn. (3,000 made).
Over time, these rifles became obsolete, but they still saw service during the Civil War. While these were originally flintlocks, most were updated to percussion cap for their firing mechanism.
The overall condition is rough. The bore is dark. The lock is not mounted properly and does not stay in place without assistance. One barrel band is loose and the other is a bit too small. A very interesting rifle that has seen better days and has many stories to tell.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 36 inches.
Caliber: .60
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1350
#190862
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Antique: Yes