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THBModel 1841 Harpers Ferry Rifle
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveMay 3, 2017 - May 5, 2017
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- Lot Description
.54 caliber, 33" round barrel. Browned finish, brass furniture, walnut stock. Lock marked HARPER'S / FERRY / 1853 vertically at tail of lock, with the date 1854 on the breech tang. Barrel with remnants of the Harper's Ferry applied V/P/[Eagle Head] proofs and WW/P inspection. Stock with traces of the JLR inspection on the flat and in the patchbox, which shows the correct three router pilot holes of Harper's Ferry stocks. No "US" on buttplate tang as is correct for Harper's Ferry M-1841 rifles. Stock stamped W.M. MERRIMAN in three places: on top of comb, on the obverse above patchbox and on the reverse of the stock. Original 7-groove rifling, correct notched rear sight and brass blade front sight. Incorrect, period of use replaced iron ramrod, missing sling swivels.
Two men with the initials "W.M." and the last name "Merriman" are listed in the Historical Data Systems roster of Civil War soldiers. Both are named William M. Merriman. One served as a private in Company I of the 11th Maryland Infantry (US) and the other as a private in Company F of the 20th Alabama Infantry (CS). As such, you can choose whether this rifles fits into your collection of Yankee or Confederate long guns, as you see fit.
Good overall. Void of finish with clear markings on lock, less clear on barrel. Metal with a mottled brownish gray patina and scattered pitting. Mechanically functional. Nipple broken, some vise marks at breech. Bore good but dirty and pitted. Brass with a nice, uncleaned mustard patina. Stock good with some chips missing around the breech plug tang and the lock mortise. A well used, but solid example of a Harper's Ferry-produced Mississippi rifle with all Harper's Ferry parts.Condition
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