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Harpers Ferry US Model 1828 (1816 Type III) Percussion Altered Musket
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Sold
$600
Live Auction
Arms, Armor and Militaria
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Harpers Ferry US Model 1828 (1816 Type III) Percussion Altered Musket

American Civil War

.69 caliber. 42" barrel secured by three flat spring-retained bands. NSN. Bright finish, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot percussion alteration of a smoothbore flintlock muzzleloading musket. Lock with US/{Spread-Winged Eagle} forward of the hammer and marked in three vertical lines at the tail HARPERS/FERRY/1837. Breech plug tang dated 1836, breech with V/P/{Eagle Head} inspection marks. Counterpane with weak block letter AR/V AND V/JAS Harpers Ferry inspection marks. Rack numbered 13 on the top of the wrist and with the initials JS carved in the reverse butt. Arsenal altered to percussion via the Belgian or "cone in barrel" system. The Harpers Ferry alphanumeric alteration mating code A2 is stamped in the wood between the tang and the counterpane. Musket retains both sling swivels and a includes a reproduction ramrod.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Very good. Bore heavily oxidized and rusted, dark and dirty. Metal with a heavily oxidized patina, primarily a mottled brown color with scattered surface roughness and some scattered light pitting, more moderate in the last few inches near the muzzle. Lock with brownish mottling. Most markings remain legible. Lock functional but does not hold reliably at full cock, likely due to a worn tumbler or sear. Hammer screw replaced. Hammer with a strange cold blue type coloration. Ramrod a reproduction. Stock fairly crisp with good edges, showing scattered bumps, dings and mars and some added finish. A nice looking untouched attic gun.
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