Imported!
During the American
Civil War, both the Union and Confederacy
imported thousands of foreign made
muskets, as the demand far outstripped
the supply.
The Union kept up this
practice, even after their forces
were adequately armed, to keep these
muskets out of the hands of the Confederate
government.
Due to the great demand
for just about anything that would
fire, a huge mix of good quality rifled
muskets, as well as old percussion
conversions of varying age, manufacture,
caliber, quality and safety were imported
on both sides.
Loyalist Arms and Repairs
is pleased to offer Civil War re-enactors
and museums a French model of one
of the early flintlock musket conversions
to percussion, that would have been
imported to America during this period.
This musket saw little
change from 1777 to the early 1830's,
except for the modification to percussion,
as all the European and American armories
started switching to percussion from
flint during the late 1830's.
This French conversion,
would have probably been carried by
Confederate forces or Union militia,
(especially during the early stages
of the war), as “most” of the Union
regulars would have been issued proper
rifled muskets.
Caliber is .69. Barrel
is 44 inch long.
This model closely resembles
the 1798 Whitney, the 1835 US flint
musket, and the Virginia musket variants,
as the 1777 French musket was used
as a pattern for these American models.
This conversion is also
similar to the ones done in America
by contractors like Ward, Addams,
Robinson, Baker, etc.
Since this musket is
a prime example of the typical imported
percussion firearm of the period,
as well as closely resembling some
American versions, it serves a double
purpose for those interested in portraying
Confederate, as well as early Union
forces and militia.
We at Loyalist Arms,
are attempting to fill a gap in what
we believe is a viable market for
percussion arms of the early American
Civil War period.
Since these muskets
are a new offering by our company,
there is presently, a limited supply.
Order
Yours Today!
Price:
$965.00 USD / $1123.00 CDN
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