Here is a gun that has a ton of character. This is the scarce and desirable US model 1803 flintlock rifle. These 54 caliber guns were made into major groupings. The first group 1803 to 1807 and the second group which was called for during the war of 1812 of which this would be one of the contract. They were made from 1814 until 1820. According to Flayderman's guide there were 15,703 of these made at Harpers Ferry. This one is dated 1814 on the lock plate and has the desirable Harpers Ferry Armory marking stamped behind the hammer. In front of the hammer you can see the faint remnants of the spread wing Eagle stamping. When this gun left the Arsenal it would've been a flintlock and as you can see it has been converted later on so they could keep on using the weapon. It was converted using the simple but effective drums style conversion. the conversion has more of a homespun look and it is not beyond around that it could've been done by southern workshop. The barrel of the gun is 33-1/4 inches in overall length. These barrels have an interesting design of being part octagonal and part round. It has the original inset blade style front sight intact at the end of the barrel. At the breech of the barrel you can see the sunken inspector stamps including the "US" and the "P" with the Eagle head design. Inside the barrel, you can clearly see the deep lands and grooves of the rifling. These gun stand out from the rest because of the brass furniture of the buttplate, patch box, trigger guard, and ramrod guide. Each of these pieces have a wonderful patina as you can see in the images. One neat thing about these guns is that the patch box is opened by pushing the button on the top of the buttplate near the attachment screw. This one is still fully functional. Along the bottom of the barrel it has the iron rib because these guns were designed originally is half stocks. The ramrod in the channel appears to of been with the gun for eons but is not the original one to the gun. The stock has a very pleasing color to the Walnut wood. You can see that it was heavily used but never abused. On the flat of the shoulder stock opposite of the lock plate you can see the remnants of the correct Harpers Ferry inspector stampings. The wood has several cracks and old repairs. As you can see, the gun isn't mint but it displays well and where else can you find an original 1803 Harpers Ferry rifle for under $2,000? This is a good looking gun and a scarce contract as well.

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