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Confederate Richmond Armory 1861 Dated Rifled-Musket

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Confederate Richmond Armory 1861 Dated Rifled-Musket
The lock plate has the Type I markings: vertically marked "1861" behind the hammer with "RICHMOND, VA" in front of the hammer. Type I rifled-muskets were produced under the auspices of the State of Virginia before the armory was turned over to the Confederate government. The barrel has been bored out to shotgun and features a blade front sight which acts as a lug for a socket type bayonet and a rear leaf sight base, and has no visible markings. The upper tang is marked with the letter "S". Iron mountings with a brass buttplate. Finished bright with casehardened lock. Smooth oil finished walnut stock with three barrel bands (front and middle bands marked with the letter "U"). Complete with an iron ramrod.
BBL: 40 inch round
Stock: walnut
Gauge: 58
Finish: bright/casehardened
Grips:
Serial Number: NSN
Condition: Poor with refinished barrel. The barrel ha a mottled gray patina with streaks of brown. The lock has a gray patina, the hammer has a smooth brown patina and the trigger guard has a mottled gray patina. The buttplate has some minor dings. There is some minor pitting with deep flash pitting. The refinished stock is very good with some hairline cracks (most along the grain), a filled repair on the buttstock (left side) and near the upper tang, and some minor handling marks.