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1863 C.S. RICHMOND HUMPBACK Musket Smoothbore Virginia CIVIL WAR 62 Antique ACW Infantry Arm Turned Homestead Shotgun
Guns International #: 102399145 Seller's Inventory #: 227857
Category: Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion
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
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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:
1863 C.S. RICHMOND HUMPBACK Musket Smoothbore Virginia CIVIL WAR 62 Antique
ACW Infantry Arm Turned Homestead Shotgun
Here we present an antique C.S. Richmond “Humpback” Civil War Infantry 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 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 overall condition is hard-used. Brown patina throughout. This musket’s barrel was bored out to .62 caliber in the post-war period to be used around the farm or in the woods. It and the stock were also shortened. There is a bead front sight as it was used as a shotgun. The stock shows lots of use. The bore is dark. The action is strong. The nipple’s cone is flattened. The top tang screw is absent, but the barrel band holds everything together.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 33-1/8 inches.
Caliber: .62
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1900
#227857
SOLD
Antique: Yes