Don Dixon
Sergeant
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2008
- Location
- Fairfax, VA, USA
Lanyard Puller,
The "OHIO" marked weapons were unserviceable Federal Army arms stored at the Ohio Arsenal, and transferred to the State of Ohio in 1863 at the request of the governor for repair and use by the Ohio organized militia [the "Ohio National Guard" -- not the "National Guard" in the modern sense]. So, the Georgia "G" mark would probably pre-date that.
Could you please give me more regarding your attribution of the two Muster 1854, Type I, rifles to the Darst brothers of the 4th Virginia Infantry, and to Thomas Payne of the 5th Virginia Infantry? I knew that the 5th had some Austrian rifles, but the 4th is a new unit to me. That one of the rifles is missing the cheek piece indicates that it was commercial production intended for export, rather than manufactured for the k.k. Army.
Regards,
Don Dixon
This first one has a correct "OHIO" stamp and a "G" Georgia stamp... Which state had it first ? A hint... it has the original block sight and a filed down cheek piece.
The "OHIO" marked weapons were unserviceable Federal Army arms stored at the Ohio Arsenal, and transferred to the State of Ohio in 1863 at the request of the governor for repair and use by the Ohio organized militia [the "Ohio National Guard" -- not the "National Guard" in the modern sense]. So, the Georgia "G" mark would probably pre-date that.
Could you please give me more regarding your attribution of the two Muster 1854, Type I, rifles to the Darst brothers of the 4th Virginia Infantry, and to Thomas Payne of the 5th Virginia Infantry? I knew that the 5th had some Austrian rifles, but the 4th is a new unit to me. That one of the rifles is missing the cheek piece indicates that it was commercial production intended for export, rather than manufactured for the k.k. Army.
Regards,
Don Dixon