RARE J.P. MURRAY CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI PERCUSSION RIFLE.

RARE J.P. MURRAY CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI PERCUSSION RIFLE. SN 85. Cal. 58. One of very few J.P. Murray Mississippi rifles surviving today, this Type II rifle has a 33″ rnd bbl with tiny brass front sight and dovetailed fixed rear sight with an 1842 style bolster. Lockplate closely resembles the Harper’s Ferry style from which it was copied, and is marked in tiny letters in front of hammer “J.P. MURRAY / COLUMBUS GA”. Mounted in a 1-pc uncheckered walnut stock with brass furniture consisting of a Boyle, Gamble & MacFee bayonet adapter correctly mounted 3-1/2″ from the muzzle. Adapter is marked “B G & M / RICHMOND VA” with a partial patent date. It has a screw attached brass nose cap and two flat brass bbl bands with spring retainers and a 2-pc trigger guard and buttplate. Trigger guard has an iron sling loop with corresponding sling loop on upper bbl band. Sideplate is nearly identical to the orig Mississippi rifles. The forestock has a fine professional splice at about mid-point. Accompanied by an orig tulip head ramrod. The SN or assembly number “85” was observed on inside of lockplate, inside hammer, bottom of bbl near breech plug and several times in bbl channel of the stock. There is also a small Maltese cross stamped in bottom of bbl which is the inspector mark for Nathaniel D. Cross, a recognized Confederate arms inspector. Few of these rifles were ever produced with very few of those surviving today making this an extremely rare & desirable Civil War Confederate made & used rifle. J.P. Murray, a skilled gunmaker, was hired in 1862 by Greenwood & Gray as the Master Armourer, who were not gunmakers, but had purchased facilities in Columbus, GA to manufacture firearms for the Confederacy. It is unknown the quantities of arms produced by this facility except for 262 rifles and 73 carbines delivered under Alabama state contract and are marked “ALA 1864”. Regardless, these rifles are quite scarce and desirable Confederate arms. CONDITION: Good to very good. The bbl is a cleaned metal color with scattered light pitting, heavier around nipple area. Brass is a wonderful dark patina with light nicks & dings, wood is sound with usual nicks, dings & scratches and retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with sharp rifling. 4-39379 JR111 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2384	$10,350.00	RARE J.P. MURRAY CONFEDERATE MISSISSIPPI PERCUSSION RIFLE. SN 85. Cal. 58. One of very few J.P. Murray Mississippi rifles surviving today, this Type II rifle has a 33″ rnd bbl with tiny brass front sight and dovetailed fixed rear sight with an 1842 style bolster. Lockplate closely resembles the Harper’s Ferry style from which it was copied, and is marked in tiny letters in front of hammer “J.P. MURRAY / COLUMBUS GA”. Mounted in a 1-pc uncheckered walnut stock with brass furniture consisting of a Boyle, Gamble & MacFee bayonet adapter correctly mounted 3-1/2″ from the muzzle. Adapter is marked “B G & M / RICHMOND VA” with a partial patent date. It has a screw attached brass nose cap and two flat brass bbl bands with spring retainers and a 2-pc trigger guard and buttplate. Trigger guard has an iron sling loop with corresponding sling loop on upper bbl band. Sideplate is nearly identical to the orig Mississippi rifles. The forestock has a fine professional splice at about mid-point. Accompanied by an orig tulip head ramrod. The SN or assembly number “85” was observed on inside of lockplate, inside hammer, bottom of bbl near breech plug and several times in bbl channel of the stock. There is also a small Maltese cross stamped in bottom of bbl which is the inspector mark for Nathaniel D. Cross, a recognized Confederate arms inspector. Few of these rifles were ever produced with very few of those surviving today making this an extremely rare & desirable Civil War Confederate made & used rifle. J.P. Murray, a skilled gunmaker, was hired in 1862 by Greenwood & Gray as the Master Armourer, who were not gunmakers, but had purchased facilities in Columbus, GA to manufacture firearms for the Confederacy. It is unknown the quantities of arms produced by this facility except for 262 rifles and 73 carbines delivered under Alabama state contract and are marked “ALA 1864”. Regardless, these rifles are quite scarce and desirable Confederate arms. CONDITION: Good to very good. The bbl is a cleaned metal color with scattered light pitting, heavier around nipple area. Brass is a wonderful dark patina with light nicks & dings, wood is sound with usual nicks, dings & scratches and retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with sharp rifling. 4-39379 JR111 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2010 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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