Montgomery Arsenal

[Youngblood]

I cant seem to find much about this place. Im reading that it was a CS arms repair facility and depository and that they made a limited amount of muskets there. Possibly of the 1841 Mississippi style.

Does anyone have any details on dates of operation or actual numbers of guns made or repaired there? I saw a picture of a lockplate with the name stamped on it.
I just cant find much on the web more that a passing mention of the name.

Thanks

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

This link may help:
http://www.lodgewood.com/Confederate-Montgomery-Arsenal-Modified-Harpers-Ferry-M1842_c_258.html

 

[Legion Para]

This set of books might be of great help to you.

 

[Youngblood]

Thanks.
Yeah its that Lodgewood link that i stumbled on that caused me to look for more info in the first place.

 

[redbob]

They may have been referring to Tallassee which is just East of Montgomery and had a large armory/manufacturing presence. This was where the Tallassee Carbine was made.

 

[Tin cup]

This link may help:
http://www.lodgewood.com/Confederate-Montgomery-Arsenal-Modified-Harpers-Ferry-M1842_c_258.html

Great work on the conversion...I saw that the trigger guard looks correct, strange because Armisports generally have a mis-shaped trigger guard. The rammer needs reshaped, but it's a great looking re-work of a repro. Thanks for posting it.

Kevin Dally