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1861 Springfield
44caliberkid
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I'm looking for a good, real, 1861 Springfield rifle musket. This one is up for auction.
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=353021989
Seller has some good feedback but description and pics are wanting. (no pics of markings) Can someone tell me if this looks right. I don't mind about the stock repair as looks like it was done right by a pro.
http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=353021989
Seller has some good feedback but description and pics are wanting. (no pics of markings) Can someone tell me if this looks right. I don't mind about the stock repair as looks like it was done right by a pro.
Comments
I certainly wouldn't buy one off a on-line auction without a absolute guarantee of it's authenticity, and that you could return it if on inspection it comes up wanting.
The pics are too distant, too dark, & too fuzzy for me to be sure of anything. You'd think that a dealer selling high $ guns would learn how to take good photos, but.......
I believe that the stock has not only been repaired, but has been sanded. And, the repairs do not look to me like the work of a pro.
Neal
Good advice from rufe-snow.
The pics are too distant, too dark, & too fuzzy for me to be sure of anything. You'd think that a dealer selling high $ guns would learn how to take good photos, but.......
I believe that the stock has not only been repaired, but has been sanded. And, the repairs do not look to me like the work of a pro.
Neal
Yep, it's been sanded which means rounded corners and no inspector cartouches. Also, you don't know if the barrel date is visible or matches the lock.
This one is a much better deal: http://www.GunBroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=354098267
- Contract rifles are rarer and more collectible than standard armory issues
- No stock cracks or repairs
- Inspector's cartouche
- Barrel proof marks and date visible and matching to lock
- Good rifling and screw heads
- Includes original bayonet
I'd probably even shoot that one but that's just me. [;)]