I have been searching the interwebs without much luck, and was hoping the the knowledgeable people on the forum could help me out. I recently acquired a few muskets in a deal from someone who's late husband was a re-enactor. They had been sitting for awhile and were dirty with some lite surface rust. One of the musket?s lock plate is marked ?1863 CS Richmond VA?. It has all the characteristics of a modern Italian repo but after doing some research most of the ones being imported appear to be marked with the 1862 date. If someone could help me out and point me in the right direction as to who the manufacturer might be that would be greatly appreciated. The link below will take you to the photos.
https://imgur.com/a/KvP4CgT
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