.69 caliber. 42" barrel secured by three flat, spring rained bands. NSN. Heavily oxidized metal, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot percussion smoothbore muzzleloading musket altered to percussion with a brass blade front sight, sling swivels, a steel trumpet head ramrod and with an old, heavily mildewed white buff sling attached. Percussion altered lock marked with an "{Eagle} / L. POMEROY" and dated "1843" vertically at the tail. Breech plug tang dated "1843" as well, breech with "US / NWP / P" inspection marks. No cartouches are visible on the stock. Lock converted with a drum bolster similar to those attributed to the Confederate Briarfield Arsenal in Columbus, MS and with a civilian hammer as used in many Confederate percussion alterations.

The US Model 1840 remained in inventory nearly to the Civil War era, mostly altered to percussion via the US arsenal Belgian (cone in barrel) method or some form of automatic priming alteration. Most "civilian" type drum alterations have some sort of southern association and are typically considered secondary Confederate firearms. A truly untouched gun that shows the staining, paint flecks and general lack of care typical of so many of these guns that were leaned in in the corner of a barn in the post-Civil War era and never touched again for decades. {ANTIQUE}

Good attic condition. Bore dark, dirty, oxidized and pitted. Metal with a thick, untouched and heavily oxidized brown patina, with scattered surface roughness and some pitting. Markings remain mostly legible in metal, none in wood. Mechanically functional lock. Wood dry with staining and some old flecks of paint and but remaining fairly crisp with some scattered bumps, dings and mars.