"US model 1855 Pistol Carbine with Stock (AH6516)

Description:
"58 caliber, 12"" barrel, NSN. Iron blade front sight with folding leaf rear sight. Bright finish with single spring-retained brass barrel band. Brass forend cap and trigger guard with iron backstrap and captive ramrod. Barrel marked with ""V/P/[eagle]"" proofs, counterpane shows illegible inspector cartouche. Lockplate marked forward of hammer ""U.S./SPRINGFIELD"" with 1855 date to the rear. Butt cap marked ""4"" with period shoulder stock marked ""15"". **Fair to good condition overall. Barrel has a pewter patination with scattered oxidation. Darkening present on lockplate with primer door requiring some effort to open. Stock shows scattered imperfections with some evidence of cleaning and sanding resulting in a nearly illegible cartouche. Action is functional with a moderately dark barrel showing some scattered pitting.


Price: $7,500.00