Approximately .72 caliber, 41 in. round barrel, the breech with arsenal number 480, year of conversion (1833), crown / FW / N / P; crown over B to left; percussion lock plate stamped NEISSE / S / 1833; walnut stock with stamps to left, crown over FW on left side of butt; brass mounts include barrel bands, trigger guard, side plate and butt plate, each marked with a "P": the butt plate with 1833 at the base plus arsenal numbers on the butt's tang

56-1/2 in. length overall

Private North Carolina Collection

During the American Civil War large bore Prussian arms such as the present musket were sold to both the Union and the Confederacy.

Working action; powder pits at breech; moderate marks; some oxidation to barrel; mellow age patina to brass elements; very good condition.