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CIVIL WAR Antique US SPRINGFIELD ARMORY Model 1855 .58 Caliber Rifle-MUSKET MAYNARD Tape Primed UNION ARMY Musket
Guns International #: 102634319 Seller's Inventory #: 227580
Category: Civil War Rifles - Springfield Rifles - Antique
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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 US SPRINGFIELD ARMORY Model 1855 .58 Caliber Rifle-MUSKET
MAYNARD Tape Primed UNION ARMY Musket
Here we present an antique Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1855 Rifle-Musket, manufactured in 1859 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Model 1855 was the first U.S. musket to utilize the .58 caliber Minie ball. The U.S. military was piloting a concept for all U.S. Army troops to have a common caliber, so that logistics would be simplified. The chosen caliber was .58, and it utilized the cutting-edge cone-shaped Minié ball with the hollow base instead of a spherical ball.
Also, relatively new and short-lived was the Maynard tape priming system, to which Springfield had purchased the rights. Instead of directly priming the nipple by hand for each shot, the user would simply install a roll of paper percussion caps, and a single cap would be exposed, sheared and carried by the hammer to detonate on the nipple. Of course, the standard rifle percussion caps could also be used. This system was simply abandoned with the beginning of the American Civil War as arms production was driven by effectiveness and efficiency, resulting in the simplified Model 1861.
The overall condition is good. This rifle was cut down as you see it long ago. The action is excellent and strong. The bore is in good condition, virtually untouched with strong rifling evident. The markings are clear and both the barrel and lock are dated 1859. A single cartouche is visible on the left stock flat. There is a rack number on the butt plate tang. This very well may have been cut down during the war for handier use on a horse.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 28 inches.
Caliber: .58 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1800
#227580
SOLD
Antique: Yes