Product Description
CIVIL WAR Dated Antique PROVIDENCE TOOL CO. U.S. M1861 “Everyman’s” Rifle
1863 Dated UNION MILITARY Percussion Longarm
Here we present an antique U.S. Model 1861 Rifle-Musket, made by contract by Providence Tool Company of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1863. The M1861 is representative of the “everyman’s” rifle during the American Civil War. About 1.5 million rifle-muskets were made in the U.S., over 800,000 of which were made by the Springfield Armory, while the others were made by over 20 different private contractors, providing ample collecting opportunity amongst all the variants. Only about 70,000 were made by Providence Tool Company.
This was the last hurrah of the rifle-musket as arms development and tactics rapidly advanced during the short period of the American Civil War. Nevertheless, the 1861 represented new technology as it was made for use with the Minié ball, a hollow based, conical projectile that was small enough to quickly push down the muzzle of a rifled barrel and expanded to create a good gas seal unlike a solid, round ball. Almost immediately after the war, the U.S. military switched from the old muzzle loading type weapons to the newer breech loading rifles, bringing an end to the musket as a standard frontline firearm in American history.
The overall condition is good+. The action is excellent. The bore is dim with very good rifling. The stock shows much use and remains solid. Two cartouches remain on the left stock flat. The name “H McKay” is crudely inscribed on the right side between the forward and middle barrel bands. According to what we were able to locate, there were about 38 records for soldiers with the first initial “H” and last name “McKay” fighting for the Union during the war.
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Barrel is 40 inches.
Caliber: .58 Percussion
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$2200
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