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THBCivil War Confederate Fayetteville Rifle
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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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About Auction
LiveMay 3, 2017 - May 5, 2017
Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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- Lot Description
Approximately .59 caliber, 3-groove rifled bore, 33" round barrel retained by two flat bands with saber bayonet lug 3.5" from muzzle. Blued finish, walnut stock, brass furniture. Type III Fayetteville rifle. Lock marked with a spread-winged eagle / C.S.A. and FAYETTEVILLE forward of the hammer, dated 1863 to the rear of the lock. Fayetteville pattern "S"-shaped percussion hammer. Matching 1863 date on top of breech, standard V/P/[Eagle Head] proofs at breech. CSA stamped on tang of brass buttplate, remnants of "PB" block letter inspection on flat, opposite the lock. Lower band brass with U mark and showing some file marks, upper band an unmarked iron replacement, possibly from left over or unfinished Harpers Ferry parts. Correct 1858 pattern angled base rear sight with "swept wing" leaves, 100-yard leaf damaged, 500-yard leaf missing. Both swivels present. 23.75" crude, thin shank, tulip head iron ramrod with threads on the end, possibly from a Richmond carbine. The initials "JR" and some other letters are lightly scratched in the obverse buttstock.
Good to very good. Gun with a wonderful, untouched, out of the attic patina, with the blued barrel heavily oxidized to a thick plum brown showing scattered oxidation and pinpricking. Lock functional, bore fair showing heavy oxidation and pitting and weak rifling near the muzzle, where the bore is worn and slightly larger than the expected .58 caliber. The bore has not been bored out. Stock shows significant wear, and is dry. Stock shows numerous bumps, dings and mars, a small hole is drilled in the reverse buttstock, about .45" in diameter and .5" deep and a small crack is present running from the rear lock mounting screw to the barrel channel. A nice, untouched Fayetteville that certainly "saw the elephant."Condition
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