Another
New & Exciting Offer From your
Friends at Loyalist Arms for 2008!
A
new item designed with the AM. Civil
War reenactor in mind. These muskets
would also have been used in the Crimean
war, the Indian Mutiny, and many other
colonial conflicts.
These
muskets saw extensive usage from the
adoption of the percussion cap, until
well after the Snyder Enfield cartridge
rifle was adopted by the British army.
They were manufactured from 1837 with
a back action lock then issued with
a more conventional front action lock
in 1845. They were made till 1850
and were still being issued in 1853.
They were used in conflicts all over
the British Empire as well as the
US. These guns were the first official
percussion cap rifles issued to the
British forces. It is not known if
the Union purchased any of these guns,
however, there are records of
the Confederacy importing them.
Our
model has a 30+ inch long, .69/70
cal. barrel in smooth bore.
Gun is finished in armory bright,
not blued like the 1853 Enfield.
Lock
plate is dated 1846 and has the typical
crown over "VR".
We use Euroarms
musket nipples of 8mm X 1.25 metric
thread.
These
guns have a similar side bolt washer
as the 1853 Enfield rifles.
Has a two stage flip up rear sight.
Proofing
and loading data is supplied with
these muskets.
These guns carry a 6 month warranty
on all moving parts, and a 1 year
warranty on springs.
Price:
$ US 615.00 / $ 749.00 Can.
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