P1851 rifle musket

[Muley Gil]

Thanks for all of the posts.

John, do we know how many (approximately) P51s were imported?

I was there for the "ramrod" stake event too. Seems I remember a few harsh words being exchanged.

[geezmo]

Gil,

According to the video in the link I posted here, the guy who wrote the book claims there were slightly less than 30,000 made and slightly more than 18,000 imported to America.

[John Holland]

Gil - Approximately 14,500 P-51 Rifle Muskets were imported from England by the Confederacy. Of that number some 3,500 were taken into Federal service from captured blockade runners. This left about 11,000 P-51 Rifle Muskets in service in the South. Today only about 10-12 of the imported examples are known to still be in existence.

[Muley Gil]

Thanks John.

I don't believe I have seen one outside of the covers of a book or magazine.