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Longarms - Rifles & Muskets Under $1,000
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Trimmed Down 1863 Dated Military Rifle by William Muir of Connecticut
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This is an interesting gun with a nice price! This one started out life as an original Civil War .58 caliber military rifle made by the firm owned by the William Muir Company of Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The lockplate has the remnants of the maker mark along with the Union eagle and the "US" mark. It also has the production date of 1863 stamped deeply into the lockplate behind the hammer. This is the model 1861 military rifle of which 265,129 of these were used during the Civil War. They were produced at Springfield and over 20 private contractors for the US Government. This is one of the contractor made guns. William Muir only made 30,000 of these guns and only made them in 1863 & 1864. The mechanics of the lockplate still has spring but it no longer catches on either of the two positions. This one originally had a full-length 40 inch barrel that was trimmed down to the 33 inch length we have today. The rear sight was removed and filled in long ago. The cut the stock back just in front of the rear barrel band. With this configuration, you can tell that it was used on the Homefront after its military service was over. In the channel under the barrel, it has a trimmed down original ramrod. It has a neat ancient dark tone all over as you can see. This is an attractive looking weapon that will display well on the wall of your relic room.
Item #: C542 Shipping Weight:
15 lbs
Your Price:$495.00 USD
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