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LOT 1228 Exceptional U.S. Springfield Model 1816/1822 Percussion Conversion Musket - NSN, 69 cal., 42 inch round bbl., brown/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1832 as a flintlock musket and subsequently converted using the “Belgian” method with a nipple threaded into a cone on the top of the barrel at the breech and the vent covered by brass added to the altered flash pan. The majority of the approximately 675,000 Model 1816 muskets were converted before the outbreak of the Civil War, and many were issued to state volunteer units during the early years of the war. The lock is marked “SPRING/ FIELD/1832” vertically behind the hammer with an eagle and shield above “US” at the center, “P/eagle head/V” proofs stamped at the left of the breech, “AC 39” on top of the breech ahead of an “1832” date on the barrel tang, two oval script inspection cartouches stamped on the left stock flat, and “US” marked buttplate tang.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine as arsenal refurbished, retains 90% plus brown finish with some light flaking on the balance, 75% case colors on the lock with scattered spotting, and sharp markings and edges in the metal overall. Stock is also excellent with distinct edges, a few minor storage handling marks, and exceptionally crisp cartouches. Mechanically excellent. One will look a long time to find as exceptional of an example. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 1229 Exceptional U.S. Harpers Ferry Model 1819 Hall Breech Loading Flintlock Rifle Dated 1837 - NSN, 52 cal., 32 5/8 inch round bbl., brown/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Approximately 19,680 Model 1819 Hall rifles were manufactured between 1819-1840, and this example is one of approximately 1,200 manufactured by Harpers Ferry in the year 1837. Designed from the ground up by John Hall including the machinery and methods of manufacturing, these rifles were very innovative for the time and are considered the first firearm to successfully achieve true parts interchangeability, the first nationally adopted breech loading firearm, and also the first breech loading firearm to see widespread military use. In 1826, a
government commission disassembled 100 Hall rifles, mixed up the parts, and re-assembled them on newly received stocks with no reported problems and thus confirmed Hall’s success. Standard offset blade and notch sights, button head ramrod, “J. H. HALL/H. FERRY/US/1837” on the breech block. CONDITION: Excellent, nearly as issued, retains 90% plus original brown finish, 95% original casehardened finish on the breech block, minor handling and storage related wear, with defined markings. The stock is also excellent with a few light handling marks, a very minor small crack on the top right behind the frame, and distinct edges overall. Mechanically excellent. This excellent U.S. Harpers Ferry Model 1819 Hall rifle would be difficult to improve upon! Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 1230
Exceptional Nathan Starr U.S. Contract Model 1816 Flintlock Musket with Brown Lacquer Finish Dated 1832 - NSN, 69 cal., 42 inch round bbl., brown/casehardened finish, walnut stock. The Model 1816 musket was one of the most prolific firearms in the pre-Civil War United States. Over 675,000 were manufactured at the national armories, and thousands more were manufactured by private contractors. Many of these muskets were converted to percussion, and they saw use into the Civil War era. Reportedly, Nathan Starr Jr. manufactured 15,530 Model 1816s between 1829-1840 in Middletown, Connecticut. This earlier example has the correct floral motif below the date on the lock and has mostly standard markings and features. However, while nearly all Starr
muskets are reported to have had the armory bright finish, this example is one of a smaller amount made with the brown lacquer type finish typically associated with the Hall rifles of the period. “US” above a sunburst and “N. STARR” in an arch at the center of the lock, and “MIDDtn/CONN/1832” followed by a floral motif/star at the tail of the lock. “US” above “JM” (Justin Murphy) and a shielded “P” proof marked on top of the barrel at the breech ahead of the date “1832” on the barrel tang. Oval script “LS” (Luther Sage) inspection cartouche stamped on the left flat and an oval script “DT” (Daniel Tyler) inspection cartouche on the comb just ahead of the buttplate tang. CONDITION: Very fine, appears to have seen no period use at all, retains 80% plus original brown lacquer finish with some scattered flaking and dark surface oxidation likely from storage on the balance, 75% plus vivid original case colors showing through scattered mild corrosion, and absolutely sharp markings and edges in the metal overall. Stock is near excellent with attractive original raised grain, a few scratches and storage marks, a few chips at the toe, a small crack ahead of the buttplate tang, distinct edges and exceptionally crisp stamps. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500