Lets see some goodies

[Southern Articifer]

I have a lot of other muskets, but these are my US Civil War pieces. From top to bottom:

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1. British Ordnance P1845 Extra Service. Found under house in Maine in 2016. Currently in restoration.
2. Belgian M1842 Rifled musket import. Threaded for Springfield nipple. This was found in an estate in VA lat year hanging over a fireplace, had been there for 100+ years. Excellent shooter now.
3. Harper's Ferry M1842 dated 1851. Excellent Condition, shooter.
4. Commercial P1853 dated 1863 "Tower". Confederate import marked. Bore about shot out.
5. Austrian Lorenz Extra Corps Carbine. Excellent Condition.

Excellent group of muskets and rifle. I really like the 1848 English musket. Many Southerners were issued muskets of this type. Even then, these were still called the Queens arms, Tower musket and Brown Bess's (even thou they're not a true Brown Bess). Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mark A]

Three Civil War 44 caliber hand guns that are difficult to find in fine or better condition. Top to bottom:

Pettengill Army revolver
Joslyn Army revolver
Freeman Army revolver

 

[Mike Serpa]

Here are my 4 rifled muskets - all are shooters! Frist: M1855 Springfield dated 1860 (58 cal.). Next: 1861 dated Richmond marked,1861/ Richmond, V.A (58 cal.) - this one spent much of its life as a lamp. I put it back to a shooter. Then: an Enfield, dated 1863 marked Tower, in .577 cal. Last: a contract Lorenz in 58 cal. These were made by Austrian contractors specifically for sale to both North and South during the war.
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.58 and .577 are very close in bore diameter. Was the ammo interchangeable?

 

[ajellydonut]

my engraved 1858 New Army Model; mfg. January, 1963

 

[jpro]

Behind the images is my Model 1840
U.S. musket. Springfield Armory produced! Although I believe the ramrod is not correct!
Regulation US Cartridge box and Bayonet sits underneath!

 

[Specster]

.58 and .577 are very close in bore diameter. Was the ammo interchangeable?

I have often wondered the same with other weapons...and I can not get anyone to answer. I would imagine just by the realities of mass production in that era it would not make much of a difference unless u were doing match shooting

 

[Mike Serpa]

I have often wondered the same with other weapons...and I can not get anyone to answer. I would imagine just by the realities of mass production in that era it would not make much of a difference unless u were doing match shooting

Maybe it's not too late for an answer.

 

[mofederal]

The .577 can be fired in a .58 Springfield, but the .58 is a bad fit in a .577 Enfield.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

With all due respect, the actual size of the British ".577" bullet was about .568" without the paper wrapper, and the U.S. Minie Ball was actually about .575", so either one would interchange with the other.
J.

 

[mofederal]

I had read about Union soldiers dumping Enfields for Springfields, citing problems with the Enfields, implying it was an ammo problem. I knew someone would know the answer.

 

[frontrank2]

I have often wondered the same with other weapons...and I can not get anyone to answer. I would imagine just by the realities of mass production in that era it would not make much of a difference unless u were doing match shooting

You could probably use the .577 in the Springfields, but the .58 cal. would be a tight fit in the Enfields. Especially after firing a few rounds through it because powder fouling would build up making it very difficult ( if not impossible ) to ram a minie down the barrel at that point.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

The Federal bullets themselves were actually lubed with a mixture of beeswax and tallow, as opposed to the English bullet which only carried the lube on the paper wrapper. You would get quite a bit more than just a few rounds off in a British .577 musket with the Federal bullet at .575, which is undersize of the actual bore diameter to begin with. To make it a bit more interesting, many of the Birmingham P-53 muskets were 24 gauge, which is .58 caliber!
J.

 

[drm2m]

Three acquisations received through trades for WWII stuff.

Top --M1816 Springfield musket --lock dated 1827.
Middle-- M1859 Sharps rifle.
Bottom--P56 Enfield Tower/ 1860 carbine.

Some carbines and revolvers.

Top--a M1842 Harpers Ferry musket lock dated 1843.
Bottom --M1861 William Muir Contract rifle musket --lock dated 1863.

 

[Specster]

Three acquisations received through trades for WWII stuff.

Top --M1816 Springfield musket --lock dated 1827.
Middle-- M1859 Sharps rifle.
Bottom--P56 Enfield Tower/ 1860 carbine.

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Some carbines and revolvers.

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Top--a M1842 Harpers Ferry musket lock dated 1843.
Bottom --M1861 William Muir Contract rifle musket --lock dated 1863.

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What did you give up a Sherman Tank???

Im turning green....

Congrats

 

[drm2m]

I traded a M1941 Portuguese Contract K98 with two other K98 bayonets. (For the M1816 Musket)
A Springfield M1 rifle with bayonet circa 1943-for the Sharps rifle PLUS $2,500 Cdn.
A Springfield M1884 Trapdooor rifle with an M1 rifle ammo pouch for for the P56 Enfield carbine.

Each trade took some time to complete with some frustrations. (The last two trades were with the same person.)

 

[drm2m]

A couple of CW revolvers.

A M1851 martial Colt Navy with a Cooper Second Model Navy revolver. (Recent purchases)

 

[DixieRifles]

At first, thought goodies was food. You can see that being host of Food Forum, I have a one tract mind.

My thought also. I think I missed Dinner!

 

[drm2m]

Holster for '60 Colt Army and '58 Remington Army revolvers.
Markings- E..Gaylord
Chicopee
Mass.

Top --P53 Enfield rifle musket---1861 /Tower---C.S. Inventory number 1121 on the buttplate tang.
Middle -M1859 Sharps rifle with original sling.
Bottom photo—Model 1841 rifle-- Lock marked E. WHITNEY (over US)
N. HAVEN (over) 1848.---with saber bayonet and scabbard.

 

[captaindrew]

Very nice collection @drm

 

[Mark A]

London LeMat circa 1864

Butterfield revolver circa 1861-62