Muzzleldrs Lorenz 1854

[1860man]

Can I buy some 547 bullets to try in my Lorenz?

 

[Camp Randall Armory]

Can I buy some 547 bullets to try in my Lorenz?

Paper Cartridges sells the correct compression bullets and cartridges you are looking for.

 

[1860man]

Thanks.,

 

[Craig L Barry]

Before firing this piece I would recommend a competent gunsmith giving it good going over. The "X" on the lock plate usually suggests a condemnation mark suggesting it was taken out of service at some point.

 

[Don Dixon]

Respectfully,

I would not shoot this thing on a bet, no matter who inspected it. If it has been bored smooth, standard .547 inch bullets won't fit it properly. The modifications, by God knows who, thinned the barrel. The metal work is malleable iron which is now over 150 years old. And, it was clearly used hard after it was turned into a fouling piece. How much are your hands and eyes worth?

Regards,
Don Dixon

 

[1860man]

Thanks for the information, the Lorenz is in good shape. It has not been board out. I have been using paper patch 54 minies

 

[19thGeorgia]

"Austrian rifles, with saber bayonets, were in the hands of infantry of Lee's army in the Wilderness." -Confederate Veteran, Volume 32, No. 5, pp.168-169