Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this incredible muzzleloading single-shot rifle today for a penny-start auction, this is the Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1855!
This is a Springfield Armory U.S. Model 1855 that features a reproduction Richmond Armory lockplate.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Springfield Armory (Reproduction Richmond Armory Lockplate)
Model: U.S. Model 1855
Serial: No Serial
Caliber: .58
Finish: In The White
Barrel Length: 40"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front with Two-Leaf Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Stock with Patch Box
Action: Muzzleloading / Percussion / Single-Shot
Markings: Standard / The lockplate is stamped both “1861” and “RICHMOND, VA”. The barrel bands are stamped with the letter “U”. The Buttplate is stamped “US”. A very faint “V” is stamped on the left side of the barrel.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Springfield U.S. Model 1855 rifle-musket, officially adopted by the U.S. Army on July 5, 1855, represented a significant advancement in military firearms, featuring a .58-caliber rifled barrel designed for the newly adopted Minié ball, which offered far greater range and accuracy than the older .69-caliber smoothbore muskets. It also introduced the experimental Maynard tape primer system, which used a roll of paper tape embedded with priming material to automatically place a primer over the nipple as the hammer was cocked, although it could still be fired with standard percussion caps; in practice, the tape primer proved unreliable, especially in damp conditions, and was soon abandoned in favor of conventional percussion caps. Produced between 1856 and 1860 at both the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts and the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia, approximately 60,000 examples were manufactured, many of which armed the U.S. Regular Army at the outbreak of the Civil War, while machinery and captured arms from Harpers Ferry helped equip the Confederacy’s Richmond and Fayetteville Armories. The design and .58-caliber chambering of the Model 1855 directly influenced the simplified Springfield Model 1861, which omitted the Maynard primer system and became the primary rifle-musket of Union forces for the remainder of the war.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: U.S. Model 1855
Serial: No Serial
Caliber: .58
Finish: In The White
Barrel Length: 40"
Optics/Sights: Blade Front with Two-Leaf Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Stock with Patch Box
Action: Muzzleloading / Percussion / Single-Shot
Markings: Standard / The lockplate is stamped both “1861” and “RICHMOND, VA”. The barrel bands are stamped with the letter “U”. The Buttplate is stamped “US”. A very faint “V” is stamped on the left side of the barrel.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Springfield U.S. Model 1855 rifle-musket, officially adopted by the U.S. Army on July 5, 1855, represented a significant advancement in military firearms, featuring a .58-caliber rifled barrel designed for the newly adopted Minié ball, which offered far greater range and accuracy than the older .69-caliber smoothbore muskets. It also introduced the experimental Maynard tape primer system, which used a roll of paper tape embedded with priming material to automatically place a primer over the nipple as the hammer was cocked, although it could still be fired with standard percussion caps; in practice, the tape primer proved unreliable, especially in damp conditions, and was soon abandoned in favor of conventional percussion caps. Produced between 1856 and 1860 at both the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts and the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia, approximately 60,000 examples were manufactured, many of which armed the U.S. Regular Army at the outbreak of the Civil War, while machinery and captured arms from Harpers Ferry helped equip the Confederacy’s Richmond and Fayetteville Armories. The design and .58-caliber chambering of the Model 1855 directly influenced the simplified Springfield Model 1861, which omitted the Maynard primer system and became the primary rifle-musket of Union forces for the remainder of the war.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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