"RICHMOND ASSEMBLED RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 58. This Richmond altered rifle began life with parts from a Colt Special Model 1861 musket. This specimen, being dated 1863. Gun retains Colt lock, stock, bbl, and bands or the orig Colt configuration. Richmond has shortened bbl to 33", incorporating its distinctive pinched sight, tapering the forestock to accept Richmond brass nosecap. Gun appears overall to be all orig and in very good condition. Murphy & Madaus in their text show a similarly altered Colt Special Model alteration by Richmond, but with 36" bbl. Mr. Michels Notes State: In addition to the production of new rifled muskets, musketoons, rifles, and carbines, Richmond repaired an unknown total number of rifled muskets, many of which were undoubtedly the gleanings of battlefields left in the possession of Confederate troops. A certain number of these Richmond repaired weapons may be conclusively identified as having been repaired at Richmond. All share the same characteristics. In each case, the barrel has been shortened from 40 to 33 with the addition of a new front sight of the wide base pinched form used on the Richmond rifle and rifled carbine. The front barrel has been removed leaving only the original rear and middle barrel. The shortened forestock has been given a brass nosecap. Most of these rifles show hard usage, into battle, lost, recovered, repaired, and reissued. They are all true veterans of the war. Model 1861 Colt. PROVENANCE: Ben Michel collection. CONDITION: Metal surfaces are gray/brown with scattered pitting. Rifling to bore is very good. Stock is sound with scattered dings and scrapes. 4-31257 JS165 (4,000-6,000)"
Back to the index
Reloading kit for pinfire cartridges (5mm,7mm,9mm & 12mm)
How
does it work?
PRICE LIST
Basic one shell
16 gauge kit
for pinfire shotgun
User
manual click here
Includes a brass
case, a cap holder, a firing pin and a long screw
Reloading kit for pinfire cartridges (7mm & 9mm)
Revive your antique guns
How does it work?
PRICE LIST
|