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Beautiful condition .58 cal. "1863" date Remington Zouave rifled musket. The musket still has case colors and most of the original bluing. The bore will about cut your finger and it is complete with original leather sling, as well as the original saber bayonet and scabbard. The lockplate is marked "U.S. - 1863 - Remington" and has a matching 1863 barrel date. The stock has two military inspector cartouches that you can literally see from ten feet away. If you've been wanting a smoking nice Remington Zouave in your collection - Here it is.--$2,850.SOLD.

Really pretty "1862" date .577 cal. Enfield 3-band rifled musket. This beautiful weapon was on display for years in the Tennessee Civil War Museum located at the base of Lookout Mtn. at Chattanooga, TN. The metal has a smooth grey-brown patina with no pitting at all. The lockplate is marked "1862 - Tower - and the crown" and the barrel has the distinctive 25 mark. It has all the little goodies that you love to see - nipple protector and chain - brass tompion - long range site - ramrod - both sling swivels - and excellent bore. The 3-band British Enfield musket was a favorite among Confederate Infantry as it allowed them to compete evenly on the Battlefield with the Union Springfield.--$1,950.SOLD

Very ornate - high grade - 1840 - 1850 era .45 cal. percussion sporting rifle of the exact type that many young Confederates left home for War carrying. It has an octagonal barrel - silver butt plate and silver trigger guard - checkered wrist on the stock - and highly engraved lock plate - hammer - and barrel tang. I have copies of several photographs of Confederates holding weapons very similar to this one.--$795.

69 cal. "1855" date Springfield rifled Model 1842 3-band percussion musket. The metal has a smooth, uncleaned dark aged patina. The lockplate is marked "U.S. - Springfield - 1855" and the barrel has a matching 1855 date. The wood is attractive with the normal small dings and marks of actual service. The sling swivels and long range site are not present and appear to have been gone from the musket for a long time. This is a good, honest middle grade example of a musket that "saw the show".--$1,150.

Absolutely beautiful condition and all original "London Model Lemat". This fine weapon is out of the well known "Don Bryan" personal collection and is the finest that he could locate over many, many years of looking. London Lemats have a nine shot 42 cal. cylinder and shot number 10 is an 18 Gauge shot gun. The London Lemats known to have been used in the Confederacy range in serial number mostly between 8014 and 9009 with a few with scattered earlier numbers. This example is serial number "8974" and is straight out of a Virginia estate. The markings on this Lemat are crisp and clear enough to read across the room "Lemat & Gerard's Patent London" and it has all the proper proof marks with an "18" {for Shotgun GA.} under the shotgun barrel. At one point - back in better economy days - this very weapon sold for $22,000. Here is your chance to add a fine condition Lemat to your collection and join such folks as Jeb Stuart - Stonewall Jackson - and P. G. T. Beauregard in owning one. {Not for the faint of heart !!!}--$18,950.SOLD

Model 1860 Colt 44 cal. Army revolver serial number 53467 with a letter from the Colt factory. The revolver has an all matching serial number {53467 - even the wedge} and is 1862 production. According to the Colt factory letter the revolver was shipped to Lt. Col. G. D. Ramsey at the Washington Arsenal {Washington D. C.} on July 25, 1862. The revolver has an attractive appearance and functions well, but does show considerable wear from actually being carried and the cylinder scene is all worn away. I rarely get to offer a Colt revolver with it's "factory letter" anymore - since it now costs $300. to get one !! The inspector's cartouche can still be seen on the grip with a good light and a little imagination. Just a good honest Colt that was "there" and has it's letter to prove it !!--$1,350.

Very nice condition 58 cal. "1861 Special Model" L.G.&Y. - {Lamson, Goodnow, & Yale} 3-band rifled musket. The metal has a smooth aging grey-brown patina with lockplate markings of "1863 - U.S. - L.G.&Y. - Windsor, VT." and the barrel has a matching crisp, clear "1863" date. The ramrod - both sling swivels - and long range site are all intact and it has a bore that will about cut your finger. It has a rack number "5321" stamped in 2 different locations. This is a musket that anyone would be proud to have in their collection.--$1,650.

Nice condition percussion double barrel 12 Ga. shotgun just brought in by a local family and identical to the one that I recovered in the camp of the 51st Alabama cavalry. I have a number of pictures of Confederate Cavalry carrying these dependable old weapons from home.--$475.SOLD

Beautiful condition 1840s era single shot London boot pistol in original flint. It has "London" markings and really pretty engravings.--$895.

Very attractive condition 69 cal. - 1833 date "M. T. Wickham" 3-band musket originally produced in flint and converted to percussion using the "Harpers Ferry" type conversion for Civil War use. The "Harpers Ferry" conversion is quite often seen on "C.S." used weapons. The lockplate is marked "1833 - M. T. Wickham - Phila. - U.S." and the wood is very nice with an inlaid silver shield marked with a "1". The musket is missing the small retainer spring for the top barrel band, which is nothing to replace and is otherwise all complete and nice. This weapon came out of North Georgia and could very likely have been Southern carried.--$1,450.