Guns International #: 102931642
Seller's Inventory #: 244175

Category - Civil War Rifles - Antique Rifles - 1500-1850

Category
Civil War Rifles
Antique Rifles - 1500-1850

CIVIL WAR PRUSSIAN Antique SPANGENBERG M1809/31 Perc. CONVERSION Musket ARSENAL CONVERTED Circa 1837 at the Armory

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CIVIL WAR PRUSSIAN Antique SPANGENBERG M1809/31 Perc. CONVERSION Musket   

ARSENAL CONVERTED Circa 1837 at the Armory

Here we present an antique Prussian Spangenberg Arsenal Model 1809/31 Percussion Conversion Musket, manufactured circa the 1810s-20s and arsenal converted circa 1837 at the Prussian Spangenberg Armory in Suhl. This musket was the standard infantry weapon of the Royal Prussian Army from the 18th century until the military reforms of the 1840s. Four models were produced at Potsdam, Saarn, and Neyse, including the Model 1723, the Model 1740, the Model 1809, as is this one, and the Model 1831.

This Model 1809 was originally made in the flintlock format, with production after 1831 changing the name to the Model 1809/31 and shifting to the more modern and reliable percussion firing system. It was likely converted over to percussion shortly after it was produced in 1830. This musket would have been used in Prussian conflicts during the 1840s and 50s, including the Egyptian-Ottoman War, the Greater Poland Uprising, the Revolutions of 1848, and the First Schleswig War, before being sold to the United States government in the first years of the American Civil War. Though thoroughly obsolete, both the Union and the Confederacy were desperate for small arms as the South had little capability to make their own and the North had to scramble to ramp up their own production.

The overall condition is good. There is a patina throughout. Missing the fore end cap. Action is excellent. The bore is smooth and dim. The stock has been partially refinished and shows use. There is a short split where the fore end cap would be, otherwise solid throughout.

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

Barrel is 41-1/4 inches.

Caliber: .72 percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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Antique: Yes