Guns International #: 102878333
Seller's Inventory #: 227536

Category - Civil War Rifles - Springfield Rifles - Antique

Category
Civil War Rifles
Springfield Rifles - Antique

Antique SPRINGFIELD ARMORY Model 1842 Percussion .69 Cal. CIVIL WAR Musket MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR Era Smoothbore Musket

Description:
Antique SPRINGFIELD ARMORY Model 1842 Percussion .69 Cal. CIVIL WAR Musket

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR Era Smoothbore Musket

Here we present a Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Musket, manufactured circa 1849 in Springfield, Massachusetts. From the period of 1844 until 1855, about 275,000 Model 1842 muskets were manufactured at the Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armories, along with some being made by private providers commissioned to assist in production. Along with usage during the Mexican-American War in 1846 through 1848, these would have been in the hands of local militia all over the antebellum United States and used by both combatants at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Sights were not included in the smoothbore’s design but arrived later as the muskets were rifled later in its life. The Model 1842 was the first regulation percussion musket to be manufactured at both Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armories, as well as the first to be produced by both national armories with fully-interchangeable parts. These were also the last .69 caliber smoothbore arms to be produced by the U.S. government.

Both the original smoothbore version and the modified rifled version of the Model 1842 were used in the American Civil War. The smoothbore version was produced without sights (except for a cast one on the barrel band). When Model 1842 muskets were modified to have rifled barrels, sights were usually added at the same time as the rifling.

This example has stood the test of time and survived but is ready to retire. Fully functioning action, although the hammer is quite weak. The bore is in good shape for its age. Solid stock with an average amount of wear. Two cartouche remnants are present on the left stock flat. Legible markings. “1845” dated lock and barrel tang.

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

Barrel is 42 inches.

Caliber: .69 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2000

#227536
 

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Antique: Yes