EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD PATTERN MODEL 1842 PERCUSSION MUSKET.

EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD PATTERN MODEL 1842 PERCUSSION MUSKET. Cal. 69. Exceptionally rare percussion musket with 42″ rnd bbl that has square bayonet lug on the bottom at the muzzle. Bbl is marked on top tang “1842” and has the Springfield “V / P” / eagle head proofs on left top side. It has standard flat lockplate with beveled edges marked with an eagle over “US” in front of the hammer and “SPRING / FIELD / 1842” vertically behind the hammer. Mounted in a full length 1-pc stock secured with three bands retained by spring keepers. Upper band is split with brass front sight on front strap and the middle band has a sling wire with corresponding sling wire in the front post of the trigger guard. Ramrod channel contains a tulip head steel ramrod. Top of bbl at the breech end is marked “MODEL” and the sideplate, all three bbl bands, lockplate, hammer, buttplate & trigger guard are all marked “USM”. Lock screws & tang screw are fire blued with all screws, except trigger guard screws, stamped with an “M”. Ramrod is not marked and may be an old replacement. These pre-production model pieces were the precision-made samples that succeeding production was “gauged” by and are some of the finest examples of their type produced. The Model 1842 musket was the first regulation musket produced with the percussion ignition system at our National Armories with fully interchangeable parts and also the last smooth bore musket. Very few of these pattern models were ever produced and only a handful are known to exist. Accompanied by an orig wooden tampion. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching as noted above. Metal retains orig bright finish with no noticeable flaws. Stock has sharp edges on side panels with only a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig oil finish. Fire blued screws, trigger & nipple retain most of their orig blue. Mechanics are crisp, strong unfired bore. 4-41892 JR272 (17,500-22,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2493	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE SPRINGFIELD PATTERN MODEL 1842 PERCUSSION MUSKET. Cal. 69. Exceptionally rare percussion musket with 42″ rnd bbl that has square bayonet lug on the bottom at the muzzle. Bbl is marked on top tang “1842” and has the Springfield “V / P” / eagle head proofs on left top side. It has standard flat lockplate with beveled edges marked with an eagle over “US” in front of the hammer and “SPRING / FIELD / 1842” vertically behind the hammer. Mounted in a full length 1-pc stock secured with three bands retained by spring keepers. Upper band is split with brass front sight on front strap and the middle band has a sling wire with corresponding sling wire in the front post of the trigger guard. Ramrod channel contains a tulip head steel ramrod. Top of bbl at the breech end is marked “MODEL” and the sideplate, all three bbl bands, lockplate, hammer, buttplate & trigger guard are all marked “USM”. Lock screws & tang screw are fire blued with all screws, except trigger guard screws, stamped with an “M”. Ramrod is not marked and may be an old replacement. These pre-production model pieces were the precision-made samples that succeeding production was “gauged” by and are some of the finest examples of their type produced. The Model 1842 musket was the first regulation musket produced with the percussion ignition system at our National Armories with fully interchangeable parts and also the last smooth bore musket. Very few of these pattern models were ever produced and only a handful are known to exist. Accompanied by an orig wooden tampion. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching as noted above. Metal retains orig bright finish with no noticeable flaws. Stock has sharp edges on side panels with only a few minor handling & storage nicks & scratches and retains about all of its orig oil finish. Fire blued screws, trigger & nipple retain most of their orig blue. Mechanics are crisp, strong unfired bore. 4-41892 JR272 (17,500-22,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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