Guns International #: 101329709
Seller's Inventory #: 190304
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Guns International #: 101329709
Category - Springfield Rifles
- Civil War Rifles
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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
Int'l Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller Type:FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
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Antique SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1840 Conversion MUSKET CIVIL WAR Musket Made in 1841
Description: Antique SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1840 Conversion MUSKET CIVIL WAR Musket Made in 1841 Here we present a Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1840 Conversion Musket, manufactured circa 1841 in Springfield, Massachusetts. This .69 caliber musket originally would have had a flintlock firing system and a 42-inch barrel before being converted to percussion, possibly before it ever left the factory. This Model 1840 flintlock musket has been converted to percussion using the Belgian Style Alteration method, more commonly known as the “Cone Type” conversion. All external lock parts were removed with the screw hole plugged, the pan ground flush with lock plate (leaving the remnants intact) and the small existing cavity in the pan filled with brass to give it a level or squared off profile along the top. The vent hole of the barrel was plugged with a nipple screwed into the threaded receptacle at the top of the barrel, set off center towards the lock side. Then, adding the distinctive arsenal, military hammer. More than 30,000 were produced by the Springfield Armory and two independent contractors, D. Nippes and L. Pomeroy, between 1840 and 1846. The Model 1840 was not dramatically different from the older Model 1835. The Model 1840 featured a longer bayonet with a clasp and a stock with a comb. The designers of the Model 1840 anticipated that the musket would eventually be rifled, and made the barrel heavier than the earlier Model 1835 accordingly. The Model 1840 was the last flintlock musket produced at Springfield Armory. Many were converted to percussion lock before they made it to the field. Although produced as a smoothbore musket, most of the Model 1840s had their barrels rifled later, as the designers had anticipated. The lock is marked “SPRING/FIELD/1841” and has the Federal Eagle stamp. This musket was used hard and shows it. It comes to you untouched with decades of dust in the bore. The iron parts are dark. The walnut stock has a bit of graffiti in the form of Xes on the right side of the stock. There are two good inspector cartouches on the left stock flat. The action remains functional. Here is a musket that saw service both during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War! Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction. Barrel is 42 inches. Caliber: .69 Percussion Overall condition as seen in photos. Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. Delivered directly to your door by express mail! Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. ancestryguns $1200 #190304 SOLD Antique: Yes |
Guns International #: 101329709
Seller's Inventory #: 190304
Guns International #: 101329709
Seller's Inventory #: 190304