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Fenian Brotherhood Needham Conversion of a US Model 1863 Musket
Guns International #: 102055795 Seller's Inventory #: 43209
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Percussion
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
NSN, .58 CF, 37" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some traces of freckling within the grooves along its length. This is a cartridge conversion of an Alfred Jenks-made, "BRIDESBURG" marked musket that has an overall plum-brown patina with areas of even, dark freckling throughout on both the lock and barrel. The walnut stock has a dark brown, added varnish finish with scattered light handling marks throughout, and even pitting on the buttplate and trigger guard. The rifle comes with its original metal ramrod and the lock is fully functional. The two-piece stock has the "V" cut under the middle band present on the rifles used by the Fenian Brotherhood during their unsuccessful 1870 Canadian incursion, allowing disassembled muskets to be transported in trunks to the Canadian border. According to Graham Burnside’s article in The Gun Report ("The Fenian Musket"; February, 1990), all of the Needham conversions were performed in secret at a facility in Trenton, NJ, rented for the purpose by one P.J. Meehan, who also supervised the entire operation. This is a good-near very good example of a little-known secondary military rifle, used by Irish nationalists in a doomed plot to secure Irish independence. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: US Military
Model: Needham
Caliber Info: .58
Gauge Info: .58