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Antique L. POMEROY U.S. Model 1835/40 .69 Caliber Rifled CONTRACT MUSKET 1 of 7,000 U.S. Contracted for Production Between 1840-46!
Guns International #: 101736304 Seller's Inventory #: 215101
Category: Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 - Antique Rifles - Percussion
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
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State: Missouri
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Description:
Antique L. POMEROY U.S. Model 1835/40 .69 Caliber Rifled CONTRACT MUSKET
1 of 7,000 U.S. Contracted for Production Between 1840-46!
Here we present an antique Lemuel Pomeroy U.S. Model 1835/40 Percussion Contract Musket, manufactured in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa 1843. This is a nice example of a scare alteration to a contractor produced U.S. M1835/40 flintlock musket. The model was officially designated the Model 1840 by the U.S. Ordnance Department, but since the initial design was accepted in 1835, collectors have long used the designation of M1835 or M1835/40. This indicates the initial adoption of the new pattern musket as well as the first year in which it was produced.
The M1835/40 was produced from 1840 to 1844 at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts, with a total of 30,421 musket produced there. This musket model never went into production at Harpers Ferry, where the last variant of the Model 1816 Musket (the M1822/28) remained in production until the adoption of the Model 1842. While the Ordnance Department had relied heavily on numerous contractors to produce muskets during the 1820s and 1830s, it only contracted with two outside vendors to produce the new pattern of musket. The Daniel Nippes Company of Mill Creek, PA delivered 5,100 of the muskets from 1842-1848 and Lemuel Pomeroy of Pittsfield, MA delivered another 7,000 from 1840 to 1846. The initials “JCB”, for Sub-Ordnance Inspector Joseph C. Bragg can be found stamped into the left barrel.
This gun was also a movie prop. This example is marked “CB 37” on the barrel. We have several other Civil War era muskets that are marked “MGM CB ##”. So, this musket was likely used in two of Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s most famous movies, including “Gone With the Wind” and “The Red Badge of Courage”, both Civil War movies. On May 3, 1970, the house David Weiz Company held the Metro Goldwyn Mayer . An individual named Walter O’Conner, who was employed by the house, became one of, if not the first collector to identify and actively collect “movie memorabilia firearms” in the Hollywood area. Mr. O’Connor specifically targeted a musket in that that was marked “MGM CB 28”. It is 100% documented that that particular musket was used by Audie Murphy in the 1951 production of “Red Badge of Courage”. Audie Murphy, of course was America’s most decorated soldier in World War II whose feats are an American legend.
The overall condition is good. 1843 dated on the lock and barrel tang. The top of the barrel is Ordnance inspected and has the initials of Joseph C. Bragg. The action is strong. The bore is in good shape and well-rifled. The walnut stock has been cracked and repaired about midway. A neat piece of history!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 42 inches.
Caliber: .69 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1485
#215101
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Antique: Yes