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(A PRICE ON REQUEST item.)
Those familiar with Confederate arms will quickly recognize the distinct differences between this offering and the classic two band C. S. RICHMOND carbine. The most pronounced differences being the single band configuration of this gun, no accommodation for the bronze nose cap and the swivel mounted ramrod and trigger guard sling ring reminiscent of the U. S. Mod. 1854 carbine and it’s Confederate copies. It should also be noted that our variant sports a 26 5/8 inch barrel which is 1 5/8 of an inch longer) than the standard C. S. RICHMOND carbine barrel. This captured U. S. Mod. 1855 barrel bears the faintest of viewed and proofed markings with no evidence of a date. It was never machined to accept a rear sight The barrel’s front sight is of brass. For the sake of brevity the description provided here will rely primarily on our photographs and a brief outline of how our weapon squares with features considered as determinant factors in the identification of weapons manufactured at the Richmond Arsenal using captured equipment and material removed from the fallen Harpers Ferry U. S. Arsenal. We will begin with the C. S. RICHMOND marked 1863 dated low humpback (Type lll) lock with it’s original Richmond hammer as distinguished by it’s lack of tape cutter configuration and a telltale irregularly cut checking. The experienced collector of these weapons need only glance at the back of the lock and it’s components to be assured that the piece is correct. The post 1862 milling of the low hump 1855 lock plate with no provision for the tape primer components and the use of the old 1855 main spring swivel configuration without being drilled for the primer feed arm is distinctive. As our photo shows a tumbler stirrup screw is missing. ( An easy replacement if you wish but we would leave it as found.) A close look will identify the mainspring as a Richmond type with it’s slightly shorter upper branch than it’s Union counterpart. As we pass our attention to the stock machining we see that the captured 55 stock is cut for the primer feed finger. The 1855 stock is not cut for a patch box and unlike it’s Union counterpart is cut in it’s barrel channel for a ramrod pressure spring (see photo). The stock is fitted with a brass butt plate minus the U. S. marking found on it’s Yankee counterpart. A note here that a well illustrated and detailed discussion of known Richmond Armory arms may be found in the Paul Davies work C. S, ARMORY RICHMOND. The variant offered here is unique to anything we have seen in our many years of seeking out such things and we have been unable to find another in any published work. A unique opportunity for the advanced Confederate collector or discriminating historian.
As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased!
A note about firearms: WE SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE CONTROL OF MODERN FIREARMS AND EMPHASIZE HERE THAT THIS PIECE IS CONSIDERED AN ANTIQUE / COLLECTABLE AND IS THEREFORE OUTSIDE RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERED (MODERN) FIREARMS. THE PIECE IS OFFERED AS A HISTORICAL COLLECTABLE ONLY AND THOUGH MECHANICALLY OPERABLE, IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FIREABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM WILL CONSTITUTE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF AND AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE.
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