US 1861 from Dixie Gun Works

Craig L Barry

Sergeant Major
Joined
Jan 5, 2010
Location
Murfreesboro, TN
Not for sale, just gloating...picked up one of those Japanese made (Miroku)
US 1861s that Dixie Gun Works used to sell. They have not been made for
a half dozen years. Getting rare but there are still a few floating around. This
one popped up on an internet auction site with a reasonable "buy it now" option
and it was irresistible. Serial Number 00299. Needed a new ramrod, cone and a good
cleaning but otherwise mechanically very sound.

I have built a half dozen or so of these in kit form when those were still
available from DGW, and every one of them was an excellent piece. It is easier to accuracy
modify and finish a weapon as you go along rather than (for example) stripping the plastic
finish off an Italian made repro and then refinishing it with boiled linseed oil, and so on.
The best part is the weight is just about dead-on to the original at 8 3/4 lbs.
The Euroarms are like 10 1/2 lbs and the Armi Sports are just under 10 lbs.
It makes a huge difference in the handling of the weapon through the manual
of arms, as well as reduced fatigue carrying it in the field.

What the Birmingham Parker-Hales were to P53s, these Mirokus are to repro US 1861s.

There is another one listed on the GunsAmerica website at $495 + shipping NIB.
https://www.gunsamerica.com/9767778...fles/U_S_1861_Kit_Miroku_58_Cal.htm?ShowLogin. If you are in the market for
a decent repro US 1861, you can't do better than one of these. Highly recommended.
 
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