This Philadelphia-marked percussion musket is chambered in .69 caliber and features a 50-inch barrel with a 13-inch length of pull. The action does not function and the musket is being offered as a display piece. The firearm exhibits heavy age-related patina along with significant signs of use and wear. The stock has cracks and shows evidence of previous repairs accumulated over its long service life.

Percussion muskets produced in Philadelphia played an important role during the mid-19th century, with numerous government contractors and private makers supplying arms for military service before and during the American Civil War. Large-bore .69 caliber muskets were among the last generation of smoothbore and early rifled military arms before smaller caliber rifled muskets became the standard. Today, these antique muskets remain desirable collector pieces that represent an important period in early American military history.

 

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Serial # - Firearms: NVSN550
Caliber: 69

• Serial # - Firearms: NVSN550
• Caliber: 69