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CIVIL WAR Antique AMOSKEAG SPECIAL U.S. Model 1861 CONTRACT Rifle-MUSKET “EVERYMAN’S RIFLE” with BAYONET & SCABBARD
Guns International #: 102291997 Seller's Inventory #: 228485
Category: Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion
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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
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Description:
CIVIL WAR Antique AMOSKEAG SPECIAL U.S. Model 1861 CONTRACT Rifle-MUSKET
“EVERYMAN’S RIFLE” with BAYONET & SCABBARD
Here we present an antique Civil War U.S. Amoskeag Special Contract Model 1861 Percussion Rifle-Musket, produced in 1863 at the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester, New Hampshire with a production run between 1862 and 1864. Production began in September of 1862 while the war was in full swing. The Union was still trying to make up for arms shortages and the destruction of the Harpers Ferry Armory with production at Springfield, supplementing this with contracts with over 20 other contractors, like Amoskeag, for rifle-muskets. Amoskeag contracts with the Federal Government totaled approximately 27,000 muskets being produced.
The Springfield Armory supervised the manufacturing and distribution of the Model 1861 muskets. To fulfill the desperate need for rifles, production was sub-contracted to several private manufacturers including Colt, L.G.&Y., E.G. Lamson, and Amoskeag. These makers all produced the “Special” contract muskets throughout the entire war. The “Special” Model 1861 contract represented a transition from the Model 1861 design and incorporated many of the features eventually adopted in the Model 1863 regulation, primarily the contoured hammer, the flat bolster, and the removal of the band springs.
The M1861 is representative of the “everyman’s” rifle during the war. About 1.5 million rifle-muskets were made in the U.S., over 800,000 of which were made by the Springfield Armory. This was the last hurrah of the rifle-musket as arms development and tactics rapidly advanced during the short period of the American Civil War. Nevertheless, the 1861 represented new technology as it was made for use with the Minié ball, a hollow based, conical projectile that was small enough to quickly push down the muzzle of a rifled barrel and expanded to create a good gas seal unlike a solid, round ball. Almost immediately after the war, the U.S. military switched from the old muzzle loading type weapons to the newer breech loading rifles, bringing an end to the musket as a standard frontline firearm in American history.
The overall condition is good+. Bright finish throughout. The action is excellent. The barrel has been sleeved and looks almost new, bright with sharp rifling. The stock is solid with some use and handling marks. The bayonet is in great shape and the leather scabbard is in good condition for age.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 40 inches.
Caliber: .58 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2700
#228485
SOLD
Antique: Yes