CONFEDERATE PERCUSSION CONVERSION OF AN 1839 DATED …
This 1839 dated Harpers Ferry Model 1816 was one of 5,850 produced that year and is a scarce example of a Confederate alteration to percussion likely performed at the Columbus, Mississippi Arsenal in early to mid-1862.
First Model Virginia Manufactory Musket Converted to Percussion …
These muskets were issued to Confederate troops in both their original Flint configuration and in percussion conversions. This musket was built as a percussion conversion and is direct copy of the early alteration issued in the beginning of the war utilizing a drum conversion method.
Of the standard percussion cap con- versions, we sec today three standard basic types. The first type conversion, which is seen on muskets, but more commonly on pistols, is the so-called "first method" or the French style in which a drum is in- serted into the previous vent hole and a cone seat drilled into the drum with a new hammer fixed to
PR0257 Pedersoli U.S. Model 1816 Percussion Conversion Musket
This conversion uses a Colt style conversion. In place of the vent hole a drum and nipple (5/16x24) has been added. The flintlock hammer, frizzen and frizzen spring are removed and original screw holes plugged, but still visible.
m1816 Federal Conversion Pomery | campbellandpelican
This 1837, made by Pomeroy, falls into the “type 3” classification from the model 1816 series of arms. Converted to percussion in the 1840s or early 1850s using the cone-in-barrel method, it appears to have seen minimal use or handling since its production date.
Pedersoli's 1816 conversion Musket - Authentic Campaigner
2004年2月8日 · Pedersoli and DGW offer a conversion of their flintlock. All characteristics remain the same, except for removing the frizzen and spring, substituting a percussion hammer for the cock, screwing a drum bolster with musket nipple into the vent, and cutting down the brass pan to …
CONFEDERATE CONVERSION OF A MODEL 1816 SPRINGFIELD MUSKET
This weapon is a single shot, muzzle loading, .69 caliber smoothbore musket manufactured at the US armory in Springfield. Originally produced as a flintlock it was converted to percussion by the Confederates. The barrel surface is finished brown and still retains much of that original finish.
Original Rare U.S. War Of 1812 Massachusetts Contract Model …
Some unfortunate Confederate troops went into battle with obsolete flintlock muskets as late as 1862! This particular conversion features a “drum” style cylindrical conversion bolster, and a North Carolina style arsenal-made percussion hammer.
1816 SPRINGFIELD MUSKET CONVERTED TO PERCUSSION
Model 1816 Springfield Musket. On Hold Cone in Barrel Percussion Conversion. Springfield produced the 1816 from the late teens until the adoption of the model 1840 Flintlock musket. Production in 1832 was 13,600 muskets and in 1833 the production was 12,400 muskets. This example is dated 1832 on the lock and 1833 on the barrel.
Confederate Attributed Percussion L. Pomeroy U.S. 1840 Musket
Confederate J.P. Murray Attributed Drum Bolster Percussion Conversion L. Pomeroy U.S. Model 1840 Musket with Bayonet