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[CIVIL WAR]. US Model 1855 rifle musket. Manufactured by Springfield.

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[CIVIL WAR]. US Model 1855 rifle musket. Manufactured by Springfield.
[CIVIL WAR]. US Model 1855 rifle musket. Manufactured by Springfield.
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[CIVIL WAR]. US Model 1855 rifle musket. Manufactured by Springfield.

.58 caliber. 40 in. round barrel with three solid spring-retained barrel bands. SN: NSN. Bright finish, smooth oil-finished walnut stock. Maynard Tape Priming percussion lock marked with a spread-winged American eagle on the magazine door and "US / SPRINGFIELD" and dated 1858 horizontally at the tail. Tang of buttplate marked "US." Barrel with no visible date on breech and weak proof marks on left-angled flat. Reproduction 1858 pattern short base, 3-leaf rear sight. Retains original front sight and angular socket bayonet lug. Retains both original sling swivels. Stock with no visible cartouches and a brass nose cap, indication of a transitionally assembled Type I to Type II Model 1855. Swelled shank, tulip head ramrod is a very high-quality modern reproduction. It is full-length with good threads on the end. 

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Near very good condition. Metal lightly cleaned to steel gray with some scattered surface oxidation and discoloration. Lock markings clear, barrel markings weak, no cartouches. Maynard priming system complete and both it and the lock are mechanically functional. Bore good, with visible rifling and lightly scattered pitting along its length. Stock lightly sanded with edges slightly rounded. Wood with traces of old gold paint and showing scattered bumps, dings, and mars.


The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Condition
Near very good condition. Metal lightly cleaned to steel gray with some scattered surface oxidation and discoloration. Lock markings clear, barrel markings weak, no cartouches. Maynard priming system complete and both it and the lock are mechanically functional. Bore good, with visible rifling and lightly scattered pitting along its length. Stock lightly sanded with edges slightly rounded. Wood with traces of old gold paint and showing scattered bumps, dings, and mars.
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[CIVIL WAR]. US Model 1855 rifle musket. Manufactured by Springfield.

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