A COLT MODEL 1861 PERCUSSION MUSKET
1863
Made by Colt on contract for the United States Army, .58 caliber, with fixed front sight and folding rear sight, the lock marked U.S., Colt's Pt F.A. Mfg. Co., Hartford, CT, and dated 1863.
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Length 56 inches.