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CIVIL WAR WHITNEY MODEL 1861 CONTRACT RIFLE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
CIVIL WAR WHITNEY MODEL 1861 CONTRACT RIFLE

MUSKET. Cal. 58. NSN. Standard configuration Whitney Model 1861 rifle musket 56” overall, 40” barrel, “S” inspection left breech, spring retained flat bands, 3 position adjustable rear sight, lock marked forward of hammer with "panoply of arms with eagle" over "WHITNEYVILLE", pewter nosecap. No “US” surcharge, probably Connecticut state issue. CONDITION: good to very good overall, complete and original. Barrel cleaned with small gouges on top at rear band, overall gray metal with pitting at breech. Unique Whitney pewter nose cap has a silver/gray patina. Stock is refinished with small putty insets, varnished, “F / C O / 48” rack numbers stamped left butt. Mechanically fine, clean rifled bore. (01-21115/JS). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.