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Category - Military Rifles - US - Antique Rifles - Percussion

Category
Military Rifles - US
Antique Rifles - Percussion

model 1847 u.s. springfield cavalry musketoon

Description:
BOTH  GUNS  FOR 1  money
  ///the  top  gun with stock repairs possible arsenal  repairs ////may  be confederate   repairs ?// barrel is  rifled  fair  condition  bore  /  both  69  caliber /  action  works  fine  in  dry  fire  // lock  and  barrel  both marked  1851  / riffled barrel  commands a   premium/  never had a  rear  sight // vg  ??REPO  SLING  INCLUDED

69  caliber  bore is shiney  with  slight  roughness/  1848 masrked  lock  and  1853  marked  barrel  //  has  what  may be a museum mark  on  trigger guard//stock  has  been refinished  with  normal  handling  marks  for  its  age  / gun  looks  to  be  in  very  very good  all  original  condition /finished  bright like  original// large sling  bar  ring  like  original /   works  fine in  dry  fire //  stock is  fine  with  later  varnish  finish  $75 sh  for  both  more  for  alaska ,ny, hawaii/   nra antique   fine  condition ???

Adopted in 1847, the percussion Cavalry Musketoon was actually an attenuated version of the excellent U.S. Model 1842 Musket. Manufactured at Springfield Armory, the 1847 was handsome and made to high manufacturing standards. All steel parts were polished bright, and the furniture was brass. The round, .69-cal. barrel measured 26-inches long-as opposed to the 1842’s 42-inch tube-and overall length was 41 inches. It weighed 7.4 pounds, about a pound less than the Model 1843 Hall.
A long sling bar was attached to the left side of the stock, and a button-head captive ramrod was attached to the barrel via a swivel setup mounted on a stud brazed just behind the muzzle. Despite the fact that swivel ramrods had been used successfully by other military forces since at least the early 19th century, the fixture on the 1847 was found to be fragile and prone to breakage. 

Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: springfield
Model: 1847 calavary muskatoon

Price: $5,895.00