Guns International #: 101442205
Seller's Inventory #: 20138

Category - Cimarron Arms Rifles - Whitney Rifles

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Cimarron Arms Rifles
Whitney Rifles

CIVIL WAR Antique WHITNEY ARMS CO. Contract US Model 1841 Percussion MUSKET Scarce “Mississippi” Rifle Used Extensively During the Civil War

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CIVIL WAR Antique WHITNEY ARMS CO. Contract US Model 1841 Percussion MUSKET

Scarce “Mississippi” Rifle Used Extensively During the Civil War

Here we present an antique U.S. Model 1841 Rifle-Musket, made on contract by Eli Whitney’s Whitneyville or Whitney Arms Co. in New Haven, Connecticut in 1854.
Eli Whitney contracted with the US Government for 22,500 rifles, delivered between 1842 and 1854. This mass produced rifle was used extensively by Dragoons, Mounted Rifle Regiments, and US Infantry “Regulars” prior to the Civil War. After the John Brown Raid on Harpers Ferry in October of 1859 the southern states demanded additional weapons. In December of that year, 10,000 Mississippi Rifles were sent to southern armories at the direction of the Secretary of War. These rifles saw extensive service for the south when war erupted in 1861. The Mississippi Rifle is so called because its service life included the Mexican-American War, during which Jefferson Davis (future president of the Confederacy) led his Mississippi troops, who carried and favored the rifle. It was a rugged and reliable weapon.

The Model 1841 was originally made in .54 caliber, but in the late 1850s a number were arsenal reconfigured to a larger caliber. Obviously the M1841 was worth converting. Government arsenals that were in the Confederacy at the time of the rebellion had a number of these in them.

The overall condition is good. The action is strong. The bore is smooth and gray. The stock is solid. There is a hollow in the space between the barrel tang and lock where the wood tends to take a beating from firing. The hollow is very old, smooth and rounded off with use and age. “N. HAVEN” & “E. WHITNEY” is engraved on the lock. Here is a nice example of a Whitney rifle to collect and display!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 33 inches.

Caliber: .58

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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#20138
 

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Antique: Yes