,70 caliber. 44" barrel secured by three flat, spring retained bands. NSN. Heavily oxidized metal, iron furniture, walnut stock. Single shot smoothbore percussion altered muzzleloading musket with no rear sight, brass blade front sight, socket bayonet lug on top of barrel and missing both sling swivels. Lock marked with an illegible "US" over an {Eagle} over "E. STILLLMAN" in an upward arc underneath. Lock dated "1812" at the tail. Breech with an odd depressed oval proof with raised dots inside. No cartouches are visible. The percussion alteration is via the drum method, of the type often associated with the Briarfield Arsenal in Columbus, MS. The crude flat neck civilian type hammer and the use of lead to fill the empty flint battery holes in the lock are traits often associated with southern musket alterations from flint to percussion. Stillman contract arms are quite scarce as only 3,500 were ordered by the Federal Government but only 1,885 were actually delivered. An untouched example of a War of 1812 era musket that likely saw Civil War use as well. {ANTIQUE}

Fair to Good. Bore heavily oxidized, dark, dirty and pitted. Metal with a thick, dark brown patina and moderately pitted throughout. Markings partly visible on lock and barrel. None in wood. Lock mechanically functional, percussion cone broken off. Wood with moderate wear, burn out around the bolster, some scattered grain and age cracks and numerous scattered bumps, dings and mars. No ramrod is present.