Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A .58 CALIBRE U.S. MODEL 1861 RIFLED MUSKET WITH
ROBERTS 1867 PATENT BREECH-LOADING CONVERSION,
CIRCA 1870
with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained
by three steel bands, stamped with patent details on the
left of the breech, regulation lock stamped with traces of
the maker’s name ‘Amoskeag’ and the date, 1866,
regulation hardwood full stock and regulation steel mounts
(the steel parts chemically cleaned throughout)
103cm; 40I in barrel
£350-450
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A .50 CALIBRE RIMFIRE U.S. SPENCER CIVIL WAR MODEL
REPEATING CAVALRY CARBINE, NO. 59711, CIRCA 1863-5
of standard production specifications, the barrel rifled with
six grooves, and the stock fitted with a saddle bar with ring
and a steel sling swivel (the steel parts pitted and cleaned,
the maker’s inscription worn)
56cm; 22in barrel
£350-450