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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