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Category - Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion

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Civil War Rifles
Antique Rifles - Percussion

1863 C.S.A RICHMOND Arsenal Percussion Rifle Musket Smoothbore

Description:

Description:
1863 C.S. RICHMOND Musket Converted to Smoothbore 

 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 a brown / gray 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. The stock was shortened and barrel measures 33”. There is wood missing around hammer and upper lock area. Lock and barrel markings are still sharp. Original brass buttplate still intact. There is a bead front sight (bead missing) as it was used as a shotgun. The stock shows normal use and still retains one of its original barrel bands. The bore is dark. The action is strong. Just a decent representation of a Confederate Long Arm that was converted to something more suitable for everyday use. Please feel free to ask questions. I will entertain trades and I do offer a layaway. 

Antique: Yes

Price: $3,495.00
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