model-1855-springfield-rifle-musket
Lot 213
Model 1855 Springfield Rifle-Musket
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
.58 caliber, 40 in. barrel secured by three bands, dated 1858 at breech with V / P over eagle's head on left side, the lockplate stamped U. S. / SPRINGFIELD with 1858 behind the hammer, the coverplate for the Maynard primer is stamped with an eagle device, the walnut stock with the initials "F S" neatly carved on the right side in front of the lockplate, brass nosecap, steel tulip head ramrod, retains bayonet with "U S" mark.

Private Collection of a Gentleman from North Carolina

Working action; metallic surfaces with evidence of light cleaning; very good condition.

$600 - 900