.60 smoothbore. 36" two stage wedge retained octagon to round barrel. NSN. Heavily oxidized metal, brass furniture, walnut half stock with raised cheek rest. Single shot percussion altered muzzleloading rifle with patchbox in butt, fixed notch rear sight, dovetailed blade front sight and an iron trumpet head ramrod. Lock marked with a {Spread Winged Eagle} forward of the hammer and in three vertical lines at the tail: "HARPERS / FERRY / 1818". Breech with weak proof marks. Some illegible stamped marks are present on the left angled flat of the barrel, with part of the marks appearing to read "COM D". These are likely some sort of militia unit markings, but are not legible. Rifle altered to percussion in a somewhat crude, "blacksmith" or "southern" style with a bolster very similar in style to the Merrill bolsters found on the Merrill altered Virginia Manufactory Rifles and with a crude percussion hammer. The now empty screw holes from the flintlock battery have not been filled. Counterpane with a legible script "V/JS" inspection, the mark of Harpers Ferry superintendent James Stubblefield. A solid example of a typical "Southern Style" alteration to percussion of the first US Arsenal produced rifle that may well have seen Civil War use. {ANTIQUE}

Good. Bore is bored out and heavily oxidized and rusted. Barrel with a thickly oxidized brown patina and with moderate amounts of surface roughness, scattered pitting and heavy pitting in the breech and bolster area. Markings remain partially legible. Percussion cone is missing. Lock is mechanically functional. Brass with a thick, dark patina. Wood with moderate to heavy wear, some burn out and loss behind the bolster, and a couple of added tacks on either side of the tang, possibly as reinforcement for wood damage in those areas. Wood with scattered bumps, dings and mars, some scuffs and scratches and some small cracks at the counterpane and lock mortise.