How bad? 1832 Springfield

[22ndGa]

Interesting piece, I think you did well with the price. It would look good on any wall or above any mantle. If it could only speak...

 

[originalrebelyell]

I have looked at this one several times it is very interesting, I wonder how they got the slight flare to the muzzle.

 

[Package4]

I knew I could find it, here is one more similar to the NS Trader article that I picked up at a local auction for next to nothing, nowhere near as nice as the OP. The piece shows evidence of very rough handling and interestingly enough has a lanyard hole in the butt, it is a M1842 dated 1850. When I got it home I started going over it and found that it was either loaded or someone put a .69 cal ball down the barrel. Looks like it was pilfered for a lockplate screw at some recent juncture.

Talk about a wristbreaker, but I guess they were used at some point in time pre, during or post war.......most likely with buckshot.

 

[originalrebelyell]

Its crude but I really like it. I bet it would be a hand full with a load of buckshot.

 

[kel1985]

Welcome! Interesting piece.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

There used to be a lot of these cut-down arms around, and they were cheap! But, when the Civil War Centennial came around, and collecting of Civil War muskets became popular, most of them were cannibalized for the value of the parts they had.

It is very easy to flare a muzzle, all you do is heat the muzzle and drive in a tapered pin. Finding a tapered pin that large is as easy as using a Spud Wrench handle!
J.

 

[tinley]

I knew I could find it, here is one more similar to the NS Trader article that I picked up at a local auction for next to nothing, nowhere near as nice as the OP. The piece shows evidence of very rough handling and interestingly enough has a lanyard hole in the butt, it is a M1842 dated 1850. When I got it home I started going over it and found that it was either loaded or someone put a .69 cal ball down the barrel. Looks like it was pilfered for a lockplate screw at some recent juncture.

Talk about a wristbreaker, but I guess they were used at some point in time pre, during or post war.......most likely with buckshot.View attachment 178864 View attachment 178865

My ugly cousin! Very cool to see that.

What a great forum this is.

 

[Package4]

There used to be a lot of these cut-down arms around, and they were cheap! But, when the Civil War Centennial came around, and collecting of Civil War muskets became popular, most of them were cannibalized for the value of the parts they had.

It is very easy to flare a muzzle, all you do is heat the muzzle and drive in a tapered pin. Finding a tapered pin that large is as easy as using a Spud Wrench handle!
J.

Yeah, I picked that one up about 15 years ago and was going to part it out until I saw the ball in the barrel, decided to put it aside........

 

[originalrebelyell]

That is a interesting one