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CIVIL WAR Era PRUSSIAN Antique Model 1809/31 Percussion CONVERSION Musket State Arsenal Made Circa 1838
Guns International #: 102788827 Seller's Inventory #: 240715
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 Era PRUSSIAN Antique Model 1809/31 Percussion CONVERSION Musket
State Arsenal Made Circa 1838
Here we present an antique Prussian Model 1809/31 Percussion Conversion Musket, manufactured circa 1838 at a Prussian armory. This musket was the standard infantry weapon of the Royal Prussian Army from the 18th century until the military reforms of the 1840s. Four models were produced at Potsdam, Saarn, and Neyse, including the Model 1723, the Model 1740, the Model 1809, and the Model 1831. Many of these were imported during the American Civil War, as both sides were starving for weapons early in the war.
This Model 1809 was originally made in the flintlock format, with production after 1831 changing the name to the Model 1809/31 and shifting to the more modern and reliable percussion firing system. It was likely converted over to percussion shortly after it was produced in 1830. This musket would have been used in Prussian conflicts during the 1840s and 50s, including the Egyptian-Ottoman War, the Greater Poland Uprising, the Revolutions of 1848, and the First Schleswig War, before being sold to the United States government in the first years of the American Civil War. Though thoroughly obsolete, both the Union and the Confederacy were desperate for small arms as the South had little capability to make their own and the North had to scramble to ramp up their own production.
The overall condition is fair. Dark patina with some corrosion around the breech. The action is strong. The bore is smooth and dark. Stock shows use and a stable split at the rear lock screw head, along with some chipping and gouging throughout. Ramrod absent.
Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Barrel is 42 1/2 inches.
Caliber: .75 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1200
#240715
SOLD
Antique: Yes