W.L. Evans Musket

[RSMorris]

I am looking at a W. L. Evans Musket, converted to percussion with a lockplate date of 1826. The ad states ... According to Flayderman's guide, Evans only made about 5,000 of these flintlock muskets and manufactured them between 1825 and 1830.

The lockplate date seems right, but it has a barrel date of 1836 which is 6 years past the manufactoring dates.

Is it as simple as the barrel being replaced after 1830? Or what could be some other scenarios? I would post pics but I got scolded before posting dealer photos so we just have to go by my description. Just trying to make what it is before pulling the trigger so to speak.

thanks

 

[johan_steele]

POst the dealer picture with link or credit and it should be ok.

 

[RSMorris]

sent a p.m.

thank you

 

[RSMorris]

here is the link. Trying to learn as much as I can before possibly buying

Shiloh Civil War Relics Catalog

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[UCVRelics]

here is the link. Trying to learn as much as I can before possibly buying

Shiloh Civil War Relics Catalog

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Being it's from Rafe, its right as rain. He will be at the Brandon CW show this weekend. If you will email or call him and ask him to bring it I can take a better look and probable get you a better deal, but that's your call.

 

[RSMorris]

Now I have found another one W.L. Evans with lockplate dated 1830 but with the barrel dated 1836, same as the original one I am looking at. I have read there were only 5000 of these made from 1825 to 1830 but have now found two barrels dated 1836. Would anyone have an explanation for this?

 

[Jeff in Ohio]

Flaydermann also mentions Evans made another 1,500 of what he calls the Type III variation of these Model 1816s.
Flaydemann does not put any price premium on Evans as compared to the other contract manufacturers of these muskets, for whatever that's worth.

 

[RSMorris]

Flaydermann also mentions Evans made another 1,500 of what he calls the Type III variation of these Model 1816s.
Flaydemann does not put any price premium on Evans as compared to the other contract manufacturers of these muskets, for whatever that's worth.

What does that mean a price premium?

 

[Lanyard Puller]

"Price Premium ?? "
The value {price} for an Evans musket is worth no more than all the other contractor's muskets, with the exception of Adam Carruth.

Flayderman's guide 9th edition page 553. This was published in 2019, so his estimates then are only a guide for use today.

 

[RSMorris]

"Price Premium ?? "
The value {price} for an Evans musket is worth no more than all the other contractor's muskets, with the exception of Adam Carruth.

Flayderman's guide 9th edition page 553. This was published in 2019, so his estimates then are only a guide for use today.

Cool, thank you. I have seen these Evans go from as little as $1300.00 to a high of $4500.00 that I have seen so far. The $4500.00 one was still flintlock and in very good condition.

 

[RSMorris]

Being it's from Rafe, its right as rain. He will be at the Brandon CW show this weekend. If you will email or call him and ask him to bring it I can take a better look and probable get you a better deal, but that's your call.

I emailed him about it a couple of days ago but haven't heard anything back. Sure he is probably busy.

 

[RSMorris]

The barrel date of 1836 doesn't really bother me. Doesn't surprise me at all these could be damaged from hard use or I guess, dropped on the floor.

 

[RSMorris]

I have a question, shocker I know. I have been told because of the way the percussion conversion was done that it was likely done by a civilian gunshop and not a military armory. I'm not disputing that at all, just trying to get a timeline. If most of the percussion conversion were done in the 1850's, would that mean by that time this Evans would have been in civilian hands? Or could it have been in say a state militia and that is why the civilian method was used? Or a third, did the government use any civilian contractors to perform the percussion conversion, perhaps by the maker of the musket?