March 1-2, 2018 Firearms, Militaria & Sporting
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/2/2018
Springfield manufactured about 18,155 of these muskets in 1850 and a total of 165,970 between 1844 and 1855. This was the first regulation armory-pattern percussion musket and also the first arm fabricated at both national armories that had interchangeable parts. It features a round smoothbore steel barrel with a bayonet lug on the underside, near muzzle and stamped "V/P" over an eagle's head on the left side of the breech, tang dated 1852. Flat percussion lockplate with beveled edges, center stamped with an eagle over "US" and tail stamped "SPRING/FIELD/1850" vertically. Standard steel Model 1842 furniture, buttplate tang stamped "US" and many components marked with small "L" inspector's mark. Full-length plain walnut stock stamped with traces of cartouches behind sideplate, on left side. Steel ramrod. All steel components retain an even brown patina, some scattered marks from use overall, breech and bolster with some light percussion corrosion. Lock has a strong spring and has very good markings. Stock shows edge wear, minor age cracks and scattered marks from use. This is a very nice example of this historic model and many went on to be used in the Civil War.
Caliber/Bore
.69 Smoothbore