What a cool weapon! This is one that I wish could talk. This is one of the guns that were made for the State of Virginia under the act of 1797 and they were to be patterned after the 1795 Springfield. This is one of the 1st model guns made in Virginia. They were made from 1802 until 1809 and they only made 14,000 of them. The lockplate of the gun has the desirable "VIRIGINIA" marking as well as traces of the Manufactory. Behind the hammer it has the Richmond, Virginia production location as well as the 1806 production date. As for the gun itself, it has a very cool design that is the classic Virginia Manufactory muskets. The lockplate of the gun has the desirable "VIRIGINIA" marking as well as the "Manufactory" marking. When these guns left the factory in 1806 they were made as a flintlock and were converted later on so they could still be used when the flintlock system was replaced by the percussion system. When this gun came out it was originally a flintlock musket. When the Civil War broke out flintlock muskets were obsolete and that is where this one gets interesting and special. As you can see it has a very large bolster added to the side to make it serviceable as a percussion weapon. In the book on Confederate Rifles and Muskets by Murphy and Madaus, they tell how this is one of the ones that were converted in Richmond, Virginia during 1861 or 1862 by the firm known, ironically, as the Union Manufacturing Company. They state that this company provided at least 2,919 for the state of Virginia during the first 2 years of the War when weapons for the Confederacy were so direly needed. They also did some work directly for the Confederacy but the records aren't as clear about what that work entailed. Since none of their products are signed we have to look at the traits and markings to know who was the conversion specialist. In the book they state that they used Arabic numbers on their alterations and this one has these numbers on the metal parts. It has the "137" number stamped under the barrel and the Roman Numerals on the underside of the barrel. And the "137" that matches the back side of the hammer. When they converted the gun to percussion this company used a very distinctive bolster system. They have the large bolster with the clean out hole on the side that is flush ground like the ones in the book. The barrel is 41-7/8ths inches and it has a pleasing tone all over like the rest of the gun. Underneath the gun it has a modern made reproduction ramrod in the channel and both of the sling swivel swivels intact and the rear one is a replacement. The action of the lockplate still catches on both positions. The stock of the gun is made of the single piece of American walnut with a very pleasing look. It is full-length and displays beautifully with ancient wear. This is a great looking 1806 dated Virginia Manufactory musket with the fantastic Confederate percussion conversion.

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