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SCARCE Antique US HARPERS FERRY M1819 Hall Breech Loading CONVERSION Rifle 1831 Flintlock Converted to Percussion for Civil War
Guns International #: 101752730 Seller's Inventory #: 201311
Category: Harpers Ferry Rifles - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
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Description:
SCARCE Antique US HARPERS FERRY M1819 Hall Breech Loading CONVERSION Rifle
1831 Flintlock Converted to Percussion for Civil War
Here we present a U.S. Harpers Ferry Hall Breech-Loading Model 1819 Percussion Musket, manufactured in 1831. John Harris Hall was an innovative inventor and forward-thinking gunsmith during his time. Aside from his contributions to mass production, Hall also designed and developed the M1819 Hall Rifle that bears his name. Though a single shot long gun, the primary quality of this rifle was its patented breech loading system which allowed the operator to load and reload his weapon at the action as opposed to the muzzle. This meant the shooter no longer had to stand his weapon on its butt and engage in a time-consuming reloading process.
The M1819 Hall Rifle became the first breech loading rifle in the world to be adopted in significant quantities by a national army. In 1819, the United States Army formally adopted the Hall Rifle into inventory, superseding the Harpers Ferry Model 1803 flintlock line, with an order for 1,000 Hall Rifles, thus earning the designation of “Model 1819”. These guns were produced out of the Harpers Ferry Arsenal utilizing Hall’s assemble line methodology. As is this one, many Model 1819 muskets saw conversion to percussion in the lead-in to the Civil War, becoming the Model 1841 Hall Rifle. In total, 23,500 Model 1819 Hall Rifles were produced. Hall died long before the war on February 26, 1841, though not before leaving his imprint on firearms and mass production history.
The overall condition is very good. The action is strong. The bore is in great shape. The stock is solid, but there is a chip missing from the left side, where the stock meets the receiver. This is a great example of a breech-loading flintlock rifle made in 1831 and converted in time for the Civil War to the percussion firing system!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 32-3/4 inches.
Caliber: .52 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$3195
#201311
SOLD
Antique: Yes