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CIVIL WAR PRUSSIAN Antique POTSDAM Model 1809 Percussion CONVERSION Musket Made Circa 1830 at the Armory at Potsdam Guns International #: 101881744 Seller's Inventory #: 217078 Category: Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850 Seller's Information When emailing or calling sellers direct, please mention that you saw their listing on GunsInternational.com 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 Platinum Seller Number of Active Listings: 1588 Total Number of Listings: 30716 Seller: FFL Dealer Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns. Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order Description: CIVIL WAR PRUSSIAN Antique POTSDAM Model 1809 Percussion CONVERSION Musket Made Circa 1830 at the Armory at Potsdam Here we present an antique Percussion Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 Musket, manufactured circa 1830 at the Prussian armory at Potsdam. The Potzdam musket was the standard infantry weapon of the Royal Prussian Army from the 18th century until the military reforms of the 1840s. Four models were produced at Potsdam, including the Model 1723, the Model 1740, the Model 1809, as is this one, and the Model 1831. The Model 1809 was originally made in the flintlock format, with production after 1831 changing the name to the Model 1809/31 and shifting to the more modern and reliable percussion firing system. This musket would have been used in Prussian conflicts during the 1840s and 50s, including the Egyptian-Ottoman War, the Greater Poland Uprising, the Revolutions of 1848, and the First Schleswig War, before being sold to the United States government in the first years of the American Civil War. Though thoroughly obsolete, both the Union and the Confederacy were desperate for small arms as the South had little capability to make their own and the North had to scramble to ramp up their own production. The overall condition is good. Patina throughout. The action remains strong. The bore is patinaed and smooth. The stock shows wear and weathering and remains strong. A very neat piece of European musketry that is representative of other weapons of the sort used during the American Civil War! Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 41-1/4 inches. Caliber: .74 percussion Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $1600 #217078   SOLD Antique: Yes