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Category - Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - Percussion

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Civil War Rifles
Antique Rifles - Percussion

33” RICHMOND ARMORY Confederate Rifle-Musket 1862 .58 Caliber CSA Civil War Southern Made from Parts & Tooling from Harpers Ferry

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33” RICHMOND ARMORY Confederate Rifle-Musket 1862 .58 Caliber CSA Civil War

Southern Made from Parts & Tooling from Harpers Ferry

Here we present an antique C.S. Richmond Armory Rifle-Musket with the High Humpback Lock (Type II) manufactured in 1862 in Richmond, Virginia. The original Virginia Manufactory of Arms was a state-owned manufacturer of firearms and arsenal in what today is Richmond, Virginia. It was established by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1798 to supply the Virginia militia with firearms. The factory operated from around 1802 to 1821. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, the works were revived as the Richmond Armory, eventually utilizing the machinery captured from Harpers Ferry in April 1861. The Richmond Armory Rifle-Muskets are easily identified by the hump-back lock plate made from forgings and dies for the U.S. Model 1855 Maynard tape primer lock plate that were captured at Harpers Ferry. While the Model 1855 lock was made to be milled out for the use of paper primers, Richmond left the locks intact and simply used the standard percussion caps directly on the nipple. This musket represents the most numerous domestically produced longarm of the Confederacy and one that would have been found in the infantry’s hands most often.

This rifled musket has the rare 33 inch barrel with the VP and eaglehead proofs and it could be correctly considered a musketoon. The high hump lock is marked “C.S./RICHMOND. VA.” and is of the Type II variety. The tail is dated “1862”. This musket was made right after the takeover of Harpers Ferry and used hard for the next 3+ years. The lock inletting shows the correct configuration for the Richmond stock: without the additional groove and aperture for the Model 1855 Maynard tape priming lock, and not the simplified Model 1861/1863 inletting. The rear sight is a single standing leaf rather than the original Model 1855 multi-leaf sight. The top of the butt plate is marked “US” and has the number “67” and a “C” underneath—the “C” facing the back of the musket while the “67” is perpendicular to the musket. The trigger guard bow as well as the barrel bands are of crude but functional workmanship typical of the Southern war effort.

The overall condition is good, though this piece would rate very good for a CSA weapon. Deep, dark, homogenous patina through. The action is strong. The bore is untouched since the period of use and caked with dust with good rifling showing through—it is very seldom that we come upon these Confederate muskets that were not bored out smooth in the post-war period. The stock shows much use and weathering and it remains solid. Ramrod is absent. This old rifle is a great example of a rare Confederate musket that was made during the war with some of the parts and machinery salvaged from Harpers Ferry and kept running until the bitter end.

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

Barrel is 33 inches.

Caliber: .58 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes