Thoughts on who made this 1861

[T4halo1]

I picked this up with a couple civil war pistols. I dont know much about it. It has a great bore and looks pretty nice overall.

Thanks

 

[jrweis1997]

Pull the barrel if its a repro makers mark normally on the underside, that being said looks like an armisport to me. Nice rifle you may be surprised by accuracy though if you plan to shoot minies in it mine cant hit the broad side of a barn and needs relined

 

[wiscoaster]

Cool lock plate!

 

[Phil Coffins]

Is that nipple screwed in as much as it should be?

 

[54ball]

I seem to remember H&R making these.
I remember those having case colors on the lock.

 

[Phil Coffins]

The case color on the hammer looks right but the lock plate is modern cyanide case color.

 

[T4halo1]

There are no markings on the barrel.

 

[barracudadave67]

Well, it's not a 1861, it's an 1863. The BBL has been glass bedded. That usually the sign of being a Skirmishers gun. Lots of guys in the N-SSA build guns, and glass bed the BBLs. Lots of those guys build very nice guns.

The hammer looks to be an original, along with the BBL bands, and butt plate, and nose cap. It could have original parts in the lock also. The lock plate is most likely a Repro of some kind. That might be an original BBl, that has been relined. How is the bore,??.

If you plan to shoot minnies in it you will have to find out the bore size. The best way to do that is with pin gages ( the negative pins). Then you want to size your minnies at 1-2 thousands under bore size. So if you size the bore at say .577, you want a minnie to be .575-.576. Use only pure soft lead. Wheel weights won't work. Also use good lube on the minnies.
Thats a nice musket. Good Find.

Dave

 

[T4halo1]

Not bad