£ 3,120.00
VA Long Rifle with 1809 Richmond VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY Lock CONFEDERATE .50 - For Sale
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This rifle features a 42-inch octagonal barrel in .50 caliber. The barrel is secured to the maple stock by 3 keys or wedges. The side plate, butt plate, and trigger guard are of brass. The trigger guard has flat finials. The underside of the barrel is only marked with a small “55” as well as a “V” Roman numeral assembly mark that was punched in. The lock has undergone conversion to percussion, and it looks like a professional armory conversion. The extra holes have been filled and the lock face files down to make those flush, as a result obfuscating the original markings. A large iron bolster was also set into the barrel and brazed, and a substantial hammer replaced the cock. This one has double set triggers. Brass blade front sight and iron rear sight.

The overall condition is very good. The action remains strong. The bore well-rifled and in good shape. Very handsome maple stock with nicely striped grain. There are small splits throughout the butt stock that are stable and weather related. The lock is marked “RICHMOND/[18]09” at the tail and it is mostly obfuscated along with the other lock markings in the center which were “VIRGINIA/MANUFACTORY”. A “W” or “M” is scratched on the trigger guard. This is a gorgeous example of a long rifle that may have been part of the war effort of 1812 against the British and their allied natives. Whatever its ultimate origin, this rifle was updated to percussion and may have also seen use in the American Civil War. If only this piece could speak!

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 42 inches.

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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