U.S. Model 1841 candidate · Wildwood wall relic

Wall relic from Nordic Gun & Pawn, Wildwood, sold Dudley’s 7 December 2024, Lot 16. Card claims U.S. Model 1841, AKA Mississippi Rifle, .54, Spotsylvania C.H. Type unconfirmed on this file. Battle link unproved. Maine bayonet alteration recalled, not yet read against the lug. Parts in hand: encrusted barrel with two bands, lock, brass buttplate, patchbox lid, trigger guard, ramrod. The brown half-stock in the layout photograph is a comparison piece and is not part of this relic. Original parts are not to be cut or altered. Rust and scale are the bought state; cleaning is undecided. Catalog language includes FIELD FOUND. That phrase is not a dig letter.

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