1851 Springfield Model 1842 - Potential Macon Conversion
| Year: | 1851 |
| Maker: | Springfield |
| Type: | 1842 |
| Caliber: | .69 |
| Bore: | Dark |
| Condition: | 40% |
Description
08/10/26 - For sale is a Springfield Model 1842 chambered in .69 caliber made in 1851. The rifle had been shortened and could potentially be a Macon Arsenal Conversion, but we have no documentation or markings to definitively say it is the case. The barrel has been shortened to 34" and the stock & nosecap adjusted. Many captured Union arms were modified by the Confederacy, with many rifles cut down to 36", 34", and 30" barrels by Macon Arsenal. The nose cap is secured with a screw pin.
The metal is heavily worn with shallow pitting and some cratering throughout, the heaviest being around the percussion nipple. The Stock is smooth with a shiny varnish finish applied. The left side is scratched "P09" and "DAVIS". The right side has "G.W.Norr". There are many cracks in the stock. Each side of the wrist has a 3.5" crack, behind the lock plate is a 1" crack, a notch below the lock plate, and one in front of the lock plate screw on the left side of the stock. The bore is dark. Some of the cup on the hammer is chipped on the edges.
The muzzle crown and stock nose are similarly worn and aged with the rest of the rifle, and I do not believe the cut down was done anytime recently.
Specifications
| C&R: | No |
| Antique: | Yes |
| Condition: | 40% |
| Bore: | Dark |
| Maker: | Springfield |
| Year: | 1851 |
| Type: | 1842 |
| Caliber: | .69 |
