terrydull
03-19-2014, 09:54 AM
SOLD PENDING FUNDS
M1854 Austrian Lorenz Rifle Musket 0.54 Cal. Re-lined barrel (Hoyt) and live fire ready. Lockplate stamped "861" = 1861. $700 + shipping to CONUS
All metal has brown patina and stock has some storage damage at the butt plate that has been repaired.
The Lorenz rifle was the third most widely used rifle during the American Civil War. The Union recorded purchases of 226,924 and the Confederacy bought as many as 100,000. Confederate bought Lorenz Rifles saw heavy use in the Army of Tennessee in 1863-64, with many of them being issued to reequip regiments captured at the Siege of Vicksburg and later exchanged.
Please e-mail for pics.
M1854 Austrian Lorenz Rifle Musket 0.54 Cal. Re-lined barrel (Hoyt) and live fire ready. Lockplate stamped "861" = 1861. $700 + shipping to CONUS
All metal has brown patina and stock has some storage damage at the butt plate that has been repaired.
The Lorenz rifle was the third most widely used rifle during the American Civil War. The Union recorded purchases of 226,924 and the Confederacy bought as many as 100,000. Confederate bought Lorenz Rifles saw heavy use in the Army of Tennessee in 1863-64, with many of them being issued to reequip regiments captured at the Siege of Vicksburg and later exchanged.
Please e-mail for pics.