Collections of Antique Art & Weaponry, June 3
Lot 247:
Antique Harpers Ferry U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Musket, manufactured circa 1845 in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. The Model 1842 was the first regulation percussion musket to be manufactured at both Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armories, as well as the first to be produced by both national armories with fully interchangeable parts. These were also the last .69 caliber smoothbore arms to be produced by the U.S. government. Approximately 275,000 were manufactured between 1844 and 1855, with only one-third of these produced at Harpers Ferry. Along with usage during the Mexican-American War in 1846 through 1848, these would have been in the hands of local militia all over the antebellum United States and used by both combatants at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Size: 50 1/8".~ . Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at [email protected]
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