3292 1858 DATED MODEL 1855 SPRINGFIELD RIFLE MUSKET.

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This item SOLD at 2020 Dec 13 @ 15:38UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 550.00 USD
Estimated at 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 USD
Cal. 58. NSN. Honest complete example, standard configuration, 40” bbl,. long range rear sight, 3 flat bands, swelled ramrod & brass nosecap. Lock has Maynard tape primer mechanism behind hinged door w/ eagle, “U.S. / SPRINGFIELD” forward of door, “1858” at tail. Bbl. has matching “1858” date on top flat & “VP” & eagle head proof. Stock has 2 inspector cartouches opposite lock, buttplate is surcharged “US”. CONDITION: good to very good overall, complete & original, metal is a mottled gray/brown patina, markings all discernible. Stock is well fit, sanded & refinished showing scattered scratches & handling marks, cartouches only discernible in outline, large sliver of wood broken out between lock & bbl .tang. Mechanically fine including Maynard device, well-defined rifled bore. (01-18523/JS). ANTIQUE. $1,100-1,400.