SCARCE NORWICH ARMS (NORWICH, CONNECTICUT) MODEL 1861 MUSKET WITH FACTORY ENGRAVING.
SCARCE NORWICH ARMS (NORWICH, CONNECTICUT) MODEL 1861 MUSKET WITH FACTORY ENGRAVING. American, 19th Century (stamped 1863). Norwich Arms Model 1861 rifle musket made in 1862 by Norwich Arms Company with percussion lock marked "LFS Foster" and engraved with scroll and "Federal shields". Gun has typical "In The White" finished round rifled barrel with blade front sight and three leaf rear notched sight. Barrel has "VP" and "Eagle" proof with 1862 date. Walnut full military stock with iron furniture including "U.S." marked buttplate and three "U" marked barrel bands. Comes with period looking leather sling, brass tag marked "55 CSM" and original steel ramrod. DLM Barrel Length: 40" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Norwich Arms Model: 1861 Musket. Serial Number: None Provenance: The Lifetime Collection of Jon Hanna (Denville, New Jersey). Cataloger's note: LFS Foster or LaFayette Sabina Foster was a prominent American politician from Norwich, Connecticut and served as Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut among other political offices eventually becoming "President pro tempore of the United States Senate" of the "39th" Congress in 1865. If the broader plot devised by John Wilkes Booth and accomplices had succeeded, Foster would have been acting U.S. President.
Condition
Overall good with metal parts worn to a silvery patina and wood having an aged dark appearance. No visible restoration or repairs. Dark bore with great mechanics. Great historical rifle.
SCARCE NORWICH ARMS (NORWICH, CONNECTICUT) MODEL 1861 MUSKET WITH FACTORY ENGRAVING. American, 19th Century (stamped 1863). Norwich Arms Model 1861 rifle musket made in 1862 by Norwich Arms Company with percussion lock marked "LFS Foster" and engraved with scroll and "Federal shields". Gun has typical "In The White" finished round rifled barrel with blade front sight and three leaf rear notched sight. Barrel has "VP" and "Eagle" proof with 1862 date. Walnut full military stock with iron furniture including "U.S." marked buttplate and three "U" marked barrel bands. Comes with period looking leather sling, brass tag marked "55 CSM" and original steel ramrod. DLM Barrel Length: 40" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Norwich Arms Model: 1861 Musket. Serial Number: None Provenance: The Lifetime Collection of Jon Hanna (Denville, New Jersey). Cataloger's note: LFS Foster or LaFayette Sabina Foster was a prominent American politician from Norwich, Connecticut and served as Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut among other political offices eventually becoming "President pro tempore of the United States Senate" of the "39th" Congress in 1865. If the broader plot devised by John Wilkes Booth and accomplices had succeeded, Foster would have been acting U.S. President.
Condition
Overall good with metal parts worn to a silvery patina and wood having an aged dark appearance. No visible restoration or repairs. Dark bore with great mechanics. Great historical rifle.
