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CONFEDERATE Antique Percussion Rifle-Musket with C.S. RICHMOND ARMORY Lock Original Military Weapon for SOUTHERN INFANTRY
Guns International #: 102285340 Seller's Inventory #: 227851
Category: Antique Rifles - Percussion - Civil War Rifles
Seller's Information
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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
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1053
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Credit Card, Certified Check, Money Order
Description:
CONFEDERATE Antique Percussion Rifle-Musket with C.S. RICHMOND ARMORY Lock
Original Military Weapon for SOUTHERN INFANTRY
Here we present an antique Confederate C.S. Richmond Armory Rifle-Musket, made in 1863 in Richmond, Virginia. The original Virginia Manufactory of Arms was a state-owned manufacturer of firearms and arsenal in what today is Richmond, Virginia. It was established by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1798 to supply the Virginia militia with firearms. The factory operated from around 1802 to 1821. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, the works were revived as the Richmond Armory, eventually utilizing the machinery captured from Harpers Ferry in April 1861.
The original Richmond Armory Rifle-Muskets are easily identified by the hump-back lock plate made from forgings and dies for the U.S. Model 1855 Maynard tape primer lock plate that were captured at Harpers Ferry. While the Model 1855 lock was made to be milled out for the use of paper primers, Richmond left the locks intact and simply used the standard percussion caps directly on the nipple. This musket represents the most numerous domestically produced longarm of the Confederacy and one that would have been found in the infantry’s hands most often.
The action is strong. Good bore for its age. This example sports a solid stock, but does contain a small thin crack just behind the lock. Legible markings. “1863” dated lock. Good canvas sling. Here is an exceedingly rare, highly sought-after Confederate made rifle-musket!
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 25-1/8 inches.
Caliber: .58 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1800
#227851
SOLD
Antique: Yes