1841 Mississippi Bernardelli Italian Repro N-SSA Approved

[TCLewis]

BERNARDELLI 1841 MISSISSIPPI/GOLD RUSH RIFLE
.58 cal w/ W ON BOLSTER
RIFLE IS IN VG/EXCELLENT CONDITON.
BORE & RIFLING IS GOOD
TRIGGER & NIPPLE SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
WOOD STOCK HAS SOME MINOR DINGS WITH BEAUTIFUL WOOD GRAIN
BARREL HAS SOME MINOR WEAR

$700 OBO, buyer pays $30 shipping to lower 48 states.

I?m located in Strasburg, Virginia (45 minutes from Fort Shenandoah)

[Lou Lou Lou]

With or without the W on the bolster?

[Lou Lou Lou]

Missed it,sorry

[TCLewis]

Missed it,sorry

No problem, its a nice looking musket.

[tucten]

What does the W mean?

[John Holland]

The "W" on the bolster of a Bernadelli Mississippi Rifle means the bolster is Welded on, rather than Brazed. The Brazed bolsters have been known to fracture, or blow completely off, at the joint.

[TCLewis]

What does the W mean?

Exactly what John said. The company started welding bolsters and marking them with the ?W? to identify them as being safe. It?s odd and a little scary that many repros have soldered bolsters. Glad we have the approved arms list for the N-SSA.

[Bruce Cobb 1723V]

FYI - Soldering is not brazing. Brazing is much stronger. Look it up.

[TCLewis]

Back up for sale after buyer fell through.