SCARCE Antique CIVIL WAR U.S. Remington M1863 “ZOUAVE” Percussion Rifle Only 12,501 Made for the Union Army 1863-1865

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SCARCE Antique CIVIL WAR U.S. Remington M1863 “ZOUAVE” Percussion Rifle

Only 12,501 Made for the Union Army 1863-1865

Here Ancestry Guns presents an antique Model 1863 Percussion Contract Rifle manufactured by the Remington Arms Co., circa 1863, in Ilion, New York. Referred to by collectors as the “Zouave” rifle, the Model 1863 Contract Rifle was an improved version of the U.S. Harpers Ferry Model 1855 Rifle. The Model 1863 Rifle was referred to in official documents as the "Harpers Ferry Pattern" rifle. The Model 1863 Rifle has the distinction of being the last percussion rifle adopted by the Ordnance Department and is generally considered to be the highest quality and best designed percussion military longarm. The barrel has a military blue finish. The hammer and lock are casehardened. The screws and band springs have a niter blue finish. The forend cap, barrel bands, trigger guard, patch box and buttplate are brass. The stock is oil finished black walnut. The rifle has a heavy round barrel with wide-base iron front sight and 1855 style rear sight with two folding blades. The right side of the barrel muzzle has a lug for the included saber bayonet. The bright finished straight shank tulip head ramrod is secured by a spring in the stock. The brass patch box is similar to the style used on the Model 1855.

The lock plate is dated “1863” behind the hammer and roll stamped with the Federal Eagle and Shield motif above “U.S.”, along with the barrel dated “1863”. “REMINGTON'S/ILION N.Y” is roll stamped in two lines ahead of the hammer. The “Model 1863 Zouave” nickname is of unclear origins, and whether or not any of these rifles saw use in the war remains unclear and debated. There are two boxed script cartouches stamped on the left stock flat. The left barrel at the breech is marked what appears to be “H.S.L.” for sub-inspector Homer S. Lathe.
Included is a page from a January 1976 issue of “Shotgun News” with an apparent listing for the rifle.

The overall condition is fine. This example retains much of the original finishes. Strong action. The bore is dark, but good for its age. Markings are legible. Two cartouches are found on the left wrist. This example sports a solid stock in fine shape with minimal handling wear.

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

Barrel is 33 inches.

Caliber: .58 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$3050

#259632
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $3,050.00
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