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CIVIL WAR Antique US TRENTON, NEW JERSEY Contract Model 1861 Rifle-Musket Trenton Locomotive & Machine Co. Contract Model 1861 with BAYONET!
Guns International #: 101611526 Seller's Inventory #: 201328
Category: Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion
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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:
CIVIL WAR Antique US TRENTON, NEW JERSEY Contract Model 1861 Rifle-Musket
Trenton Locomotive & Machine Co. Contract Model 1861 with BAYONET!
Here we present an antique U.S. Model 1861 Rifle-Musket, manufactured under a contract held by J.T. Hodge and A.M. Burton at the Trenton Locomotive and Machine Company in Trenton, New Jersey in 1864. The M1861 is representative of the “everyman’s” rifle during the American Civil War. About 1.5 million rifle-muskets were made in the U.S., over 800,000 of which were made by the Springfield Armory. Estimates vary, but Flayderman estimates that 11,495 were made at the Trenton Locomotive & Machine Company.
This was the last hurrah of the rifle-musket as arms development and tactics rapidly advanced during the short period of the American Civil War. Nevertheless, the 1861 represented new technology as it was made for use with the Minié ball, a hollow based, conical projectile that was small enough to quickly push down the muzzle of a rifled barrel and expanded to create a good gas seal unlike a solid, round ball. Almost immediately after the war, the US military switched from the old muzzle loading type weapons to the newer breech loading rifles, bringing an end to the musket as a standard frontline firearm in American history.
The overall condition is very good. The action is strong all around. The bore is in good shape. This example sports a solid walnut stock. A “NJ” cartouche is stamped into the left side of the stock. “US” is stamped on the butt plate tang. “1864 is dated on the lock while the barrel reads “1863”. A bayonet is included with this fantastic piece of history!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 40 inches.
Caliber: .58 percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2465
#201328
SOLD
Antique: Yes