Do you think it’s a lefty?

[RUDY MR]

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Look like a shotgun or a inline they had them back then

 

[UndeadPoet]

Like bubba said the photo has been "flipped";

Agreed.

 

[Cruzatte]

Looks like a Springfield rifled musket to me. Whether 1855 or 1861, I can't tell, but if I'm right, certainly the man's uniform tells us the photo was taken during the Civil War. So the photo has been reversed.

 

[springfield art]

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No, the images were REVERSED on these old tintypes or daugerrotypes, or whatever they're called. It's an optically flipped image. You often see this.

 

[Rigderunner]

Looks like a Springfield rifled musket to me. Whether 1855 or 1861, I can't tell, but if I'm right, certainly the man's uniform tells us the photo was taken during the Civil War. So the photo has been reversed.

I think it looks like an 1842 harpers ferry of the metal piece opposite of the lock, most springfields I’ve seen/handled didn’t have that

 

[Cruzatte]

I think it looks like an 1842 harpers ferry of the metal piece opposite of the lock, most springfields I’ve seen/handled didn’t have that

OK...I'll buy that.

 

[Rigderunner]

OK...I'll buy that.

Not trying to argue brother just sharing my opinion.
It could be a springfield for all I know

 

[Cruzatte]

Not trying to argue brother just sharing my opinion.
It could be a springfield for all I know

No worries.

 

[Kansas Jake]

Look closely at the coat buttons and seam. It appears to open to the left as most women’s wear does not on the right side as most men’s coats etc. Image is reverse.

 

[hanshi]

Quite a fuzzy photograph so difficult to see. He's holding it on his right side for some reason, but a right hand rifle wouldn't allow the offside brass to show as it would be hidden against his body. I'm probably wrong, however.

 

[springfield art]

Not trying to argue brother just sharing my opinion.
It could be a springfield for all I know

I believe the Springfields and Harper's were made to the same pattern.

 

[Rigderunner]

I believe the Springfields and Harper's were made to the same pattern.

I agree but The brass piece opposite of the lock shown in picture is not normally on the springfields that I’ve seen. That’s also a confederate soldier which doesn’t mean much because we all know they picked up a springfield and used it once in awhile.