I bought 4 Civil War rifles from someone that had them, if I remember correctly, in someone’s attic. All in various states of repair. I am finally going to start conserving them.
Robinson contract m1861 - sheet metal bands need replacing. Missing ramrod. This one is in good enough condition to shoot.
Springfield 1838 percussion conversion of an M1816. Missing lock plate internals and hammer. Got one coming off of EBay. missing ramrod. Picked it up yesterday and found the first part of the forearm is not attached to the stock. Carved into the stock J.H.S. On one side and Howard on the other. Curious.
Potsdam M1809 percussion conversion. Missing front band retaining spring.
Enfield 1853 3 band. Missing lock. Questionable stock maybe sanded. Worst condition finish. Looking for a ‘Tower’ marked lock. Possible confederate rifle.
I will not ‘refinish’ them but conserve them to halt rust.
Separate from that I also have a Simeon North M1810 percussion conversion pistol. Pretty rusty. Really cool but missing the ramrod, ramrod swivel, and barrel stud (the ramrod cannot be lost it is attached to a swivel on the barrel). I will replace that with a reproduction swivel. Believe it or not it has a safety button.
Robinson contract m1861 - sheet metal bands need replacing. Missing ramrod. This one is in good enough condition to shoot.
Springfield 1838 percussion conversion of an M1816. Missing lock plate internals and hammer. Got one coming off of EBay. missing ramrod. Picked it up yesterday and found the first part of the forearm is not attached to the stock. Carved into the stock J.H.S. On one side and Howard on the other. Curious.
Potsdam M1809 percussion conversion. Missing front band retaining spring.
Enfield 1853 3 band. Missing lock. Questionable stock maybe sanded. Worst condition finish. Looking for a ‘Tower’ marked lock. Possible confederate rifle.
I will not ‘refinish’ them but conserve them to halt rust.
Separate from that I also have a Simeon North M1810 percussion conversion pistol. Pretty rusty. Really cool but missing the ramrod, ramrod swivel, and barrel stud (the ramrod cannot be lost it is attached to a swivel on the barrel). I will replace that with a reproduction swivel. Believe it or not it has a safety button.
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