1859 Dated CIVIL WAR Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1855 .58 Rifle-Musket MAYNARD Tape Priming System Musket

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1859 Dated CIVIL WAR Antique U.S. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY M1855 .58 Rifle-Musket

MAYNARD Tape Priming System Musket

Here we present an antique Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1855 Rifle-Musket, manufactured in 1858 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. Plum patina throughout. The action is excellent. The bore is untouched with thin rifling. The stock shows much use and remains solid. There is a faint cartouche on the left stock flat. Brass end cap.

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Barrel is 40 inches.

Caliber: .58 Percussion

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2900
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