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1861 CONTRACT, 1863 TYPE ARTILLERY MODEL

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
1861 CONTRACT, 1863 TYPE ARTILLERY MODEL
PERCUSSION RIFLE-MUSKET BY S. N. & W. TC. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 31" rnd., dated 1864 at rear & has usual front & rear sights. 1863 Type lock is also dated 1864 w/ eagle US stamp & usual contractors mark of “S. N. & W. T. C.”, “FOR MASSACHUSETTS”. Rifle is iron mounted w/ “US” mark on top of buttplate. CONDITION: fair, metal parts w/ black & brown patina w/ considerable pitting. Stock w/ old weathering, has added oil. There are 3 22 cal. bullet holes on left side of stock, 1 has come through on right. Bbl. bands out of place w/ barracks cut through forend behind front band. Fair to good bore, lock operable. (01-19175/MGM). ANTIQUE. $300-450.