Guns International #: 102894826
Seller's Inventory #: 244349

Category - Civil War Rifles - Springfield Rifles - Antique

Category
Civil War Rifles
Springfield Rifles - Antique

1860 Date CIVIL WAR Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1855 .58 Rifle-Musket BAYONET MAYNARD Tape Priming System Musket

Description:
1860 Date CIVIL WAR Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD M1855 .58 Rifle-Musket BAYONET

MAYNARD Tape Priming System Musket

Here we present an antique Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1855 Rifle-Musket, manufactured in 1860 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Model 1855 was the first U.S. musket to utilize the .58 caliber Minie ball. The U.S. military was piloting a concept for all U.S. Army troops to have a common caliber, so that logistics would be simplified. The chosen caliber was .58, and it utilized the cutting-edge cone-shaped Minié ball with the hollow base instead of a spherical ball.

Also, relatively new and short-lived was the Maynard tape priming system, to which Springfield had purchased the rights. Instead of directly priming the nipple by hand for each shot, the user would simply install a roll of paper percussion caps, and a single cap would be exposed, sheared and carried by the hammer to detonate on the nipple. Of course, the standard rifle percussion caps could also be used. This system was simply abandoned with the beginning of the American Civil War as arms production was driven by effectiveness and efficiency, resulting in the simplified Model 1861.

The overall condition is good. Polished bright. The action is excellent. The bore is dark with thin rifling. The stock has a graft type repair between the front two barrel bands and shows use throughout, remaining solid. The left stock flat is inscribed with the name “MARY FRANCES”—this appears to be a reference to Confederate Civil War spy Mary Francis “Fannie” Battle. The bayonet is in good condition as is the leather scabbard.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 40 inches.

Caliber: .58 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes