1861 SPRINGFIELD

[JOSEPH McAVOY]

IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN STONE BUT THIS FALL NATIONAL MAY BE MY LAST. IF SO I`LL BE SELLING MY MUSKET BY TON NIXON, ALL THE HARDWARE EXCEPT THE BARREL ARE ORIGINAL INCLUDING THE RAMROD AND 1861 LOCK PLATE. THE BARREL IS A FLAWLESS C.H.WEISZ # 67 - 3 LANDS & GROVES 1 IN 72 TWIST, ASKING 2,000 DOLLARS. I AM WITH THE 73RD NYVI, AREA 4 5 CAMP SITES FROM THE PISTOL RANGE FOOT BRIDGE. THANK YOU . JOE MC

[RaiderANV]

Hey Joe,

When did Weisz make musket? I have a complete 1861 he made way back whenever and it was Paul Daveis that had to tell everyone what is was I had back in the mid 90's when I brought it in for a card. Sweet looking gun,,,,never beeen fired.

[Blair]

Pat,

Check with Dan Whitacre. I think he now owns the old Weisz Rifling machine.
He bought it from Mike Yeck I believe back in the early 1980's
Mike bought the rifling machine from Weisz in the early to mid 1970's (I believe)
Blair J Taylor

PM Sent.

[R. McAuley 3014V]

Pat,

I think Dan Whitacre bought the Weisz machinery in 1977. He and Guy Owen, along with Brannen Sanders established Fort Loudoun Manufactory in Whitacre, VA, and I know they were selling barrels and gun stocks at the 1978 Spring National. Between buying one of Dan's barrels for $110 and Guy's stocks for $55, Jerry Harmon had lockplates, bands, and buttplates, such that you could have built a brand-new M1855 Harpers Ferry or '61 Springfield, or Richmond or Fayetteville for under $300. Can't do that today.

Richard McAuley 3014V
37th GA

[Blair]

Richard,

I believe you are correct in this.

Please contact me either through a PM or through e-mail. I think there maybe some topics we may have in common and may like or enjoy discussing.
Blair J Taylor