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MODEL 1842 SPRINGFIELD MUSKET – MATCHING LOCK AND
BARREL 1844 DATES – BRIGHT CARTOUCHE - SCARCE
PRE-MEXICAN WAR PRODUCTION MUSKET IN VERY NICE
CONDITION: This Model 1842 Musket, was
manufactured at the National Armory at Springfield in
1844, prior to the onset of the Mexican American War.
Having survived in very nice condition and showing
little wear and no evidence of having been issued or
carried on campaign, this Model 1842 Musket combines a
high degree of condition with a production date well
before the historic events unfolded with which it is
most closely identified.
The lock and barrel bear matching date stamps – 1844 –
and the balance of the lock and barrel stamps – the
federal eagle, “SPRINGFIELD”, and the “V P” and eagle
head are all present and legible. The lock-trigger
action functions with a “like new” crispness and the
percussion cone is full form and is not peened from dry
firing. The metal is overall bright with very few
aging spots and no pitting. The bore is overall bright
with no significant pitting or darkening. No doubt that
the metal has been cleaned during the course of
intervening 170 years since the musket was manufactured,
but the edges are all sharp and the proper profiles in
such areas as the beveled edge of the lock plate have
been maintained in the original configuration. The
original full length ramrod is present.
The stock is in excellent condition with a bright
legible cartouche and it retains much of the raised
grain. Featuring a beautiful rich even color throughout
and crisp edges to the barrel and ramrod channels, there
are no cracks or checks, and only a few minor handling
marks.
This is an outstanding specimen of an early production
Model 1842 Musket, and one of the scarce early examples
that remarkably escaped heavy field use not only during
the Mexican American War, but during the antebellum
years on the frontier, and the heavy demand for arms
during the American Civil War. This musket will be a
notable addition to your collection which would cover a
large niche of the Springfield arms carried by Infantry
soldiers during some of the more notable events in our
nation’s history.
SOLD
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