Guns International #: 103287614
Seller's Inventory #: 256022

Category - Springfield Rifles - Antique - Civil War Rifles

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Springfield Rifles - Antique
Civil War Rifles

Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1816 Percussion Conv. Musket CIVIL WAR ERA Flintlock to Percussion U.S. Military LONGARM

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Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1816 Percussion Conv. Musket CIVIL WAR ERA

Flintlock to Percussion U.S. Military LONGARM

Here we present an antique Springfield U.S. Model 1816 Conversion Musket, manufactured at the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1834. This musket would have started out life as a smoothbore flintlock and likely converted around the start of the American Civil War. The War of 1812 revealed many weaknesses in American muskets. In an attempt to improve both the design and manufacture of the musket, the Model 1812 musket was created. The Model 1816 made further improvements and replaced the Model 1812. Harpers Ferry became America’s second national armory after the site was personally selected by George Washington, with the Springfield Armory being the first.

The advent of the Model 1842 Musket made the M1816 obsolete, but not unserviceable. Eventually, most made their way to storehouses and armories. Beginning in 1848, when more than 700,000 of all types of flintlock muskets were reported in storage, the most serviceable were converted to percussion ignition. Three types of alteration were performed. All alterations involved grinding the flash pan down and replacing the hammer. The “French Style” conversion added a drum and nipple to the flashhole. The “Belgian Style” involved plugging the vent hole with a weld and tapping a nipple directly into the barrel. This is the type of conversion that was only done at Harper's Ferry and Springfield and is sometimes referred to as an “Armory” or “Cone” conversion. The last type of conversion was used late in the renovation process, beginning about 1852, and involved adding a bolster to the breech of the barrel, so it is termed the “Bolster Style” of conversion.

The overall condition is good. Mixed brown and gray patina. The stock shows use but remains solid. Cartouche present behind the trigger guard tang and on the left stock flat. The bore is dark but good. Markings are legible. Robust action. Front swing swivel is absent.

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

Barrel is 42 inches.

Caliber: .67 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2050

#256022
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $2,050.00
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