4202 CONFEDERATE RICHMOND LOW-HUMP 1863 RIFLED MUSKET

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Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 3,250.00 USD
Estimated at 6,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD
WITH INITIALS AND ASSOCIATED IDENTIFICATION. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 40". Octagon to round bbl with a lug front sight and a rear folding sight. The left flat of the bbl is stamped "V" over "P" over "eagle head" and is known to have been captured from the Harper's Ferry Arsenal and remanufactured at the Confederate arsenal at Richmond, Virginia. The low-hump lock, as a result of the missing Maynard priming system, is stamped "C.S RICHMOND, VA" under the nipple and "1863" to the rear of the hammer. Upon inspection, under the lockplate the so called "Mule Shoe" is present and unaltered. Iron trigger guard, bbl bands stamped with a "U", sling swivels, and original ramrod with threaded end. Brass buttplate and nosecap. Solid stock with the letters "RRS" engraved opposite the lock, along with a light inscription that reads "L.MATTOZ". Oddly, there is a US enlisted man's brass belt keeper attached to the left side of the cheek with 6 brass nails. The initials "RRS" have yet to be identified, however they likely belong to a well-fought Confederate soldier who survived the war and whose gun was lost to Private Mattoz after the surrender. "L. MATTOZ" has been identified as Private L. Mattoz of Company L of the 57th Illinois Volunteers. Mattoz was held prisoner at Andersonville Prison but survived the war. We expect that this gun was likely picked up by Mattoz and returned with him to Illinois after hostilities ceased. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: a loose-leaf notebook with information about the gun, L. Mattoz, and the 57th Illinois Infantry. CONDITION: this gun appears in superb condition for a Confederate musket. The bbl and lock, as well as other iron parts, have a light gray patina with only the slightest hint of pitting. The brass has a beautiful aged patina. The wood has been professionally refinished and has a few minor epoxy repairs that only show with a black light. They are located at the front top of the bbl channel, on the underside of the stock in front of the trigger guard, to the right of the bbl tang, and around the first bbl ring. Very good bore with reasonably strong rifling. (01-26445/BF). ANTIQUE. $6,500-8,500.