Lenth is 56inch. Weight 9 to 10 pounds. Lenth may vary 1/4 inch + or - .
In August 2008, a Bannerman quaker Springfield musket with wooden barrel sold on eBay for $800.00, however the lock was stamped 1861 with an 1863 hammer attached. All other components on the quaker musket were original 1863 type fittings, except for an 1842 barrel band at the muzzle.
Numrich Gun Parts Corp. lists Springfield musket rifle hammers for 1863 and 1865 musket rifles. They are original color case hardened, steel, military surplus. Item # is 303730 and you can order it online at: www.e-GunParts.com .
Model 1863 Rifle Musket, Type I, manufactured at the US Springfield Armory. !863 is both the model designation and the year of manufacture. A total of 273,265 were made. If it has not been altered, it is a .58 caliber, single shot muzzleloader with a 40" round barrel and three barrel bands.
Many makers. Springfield Armory was one.
The gun is Probably the US Infantry Rifled Musket Pattern of 1863. Replicas are going for nearly 500.00 dollars right now and a nice original un altered "63 will bring around 900-1000 depending on the manufacturer. They were all called "Springfield" but were made by many contractors including the US Arsenal at Springfield Mass.
what you have is a converted civil war 58 cal. musket. After the civil war those muskets were converted to 50/70 cal (trapdoor) center fire rifles. Later the 45/70 (trapdoor) came into being. Value depends on overall condition of the rifle................
The model 1795 Springfield musket.
There is no such thing as a Springfield '62. You probably mean a '63. In this case, the number refers to 1863. Therefore the rifled musket would be 145 years old. The "Springfield" designation means that it was produced at the National Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. The '63 was the most common longarm issued to soldiers during the Civil War, although at the time it was not generally differentiated from the '61, because it is almost completely identical.
The value of a Springfield 1846 .69 caliber musket in excellent condition varies slightly with the collector's market. This gun could fetch about 4000 dollars at auction.
No such animal. The Springfield 1863 & 1863 Type-II (AKA 1864) were both 58 cal muzzle loaders. This is most likely a post war conversion.
Need photos or more information! This is likely a M 1816 musket. My questions are is it still in it's original flintlock configuration or has it been converted to percussion(as most are) ? Also what is it's overall condition? Without this info it is impossible to give the gun a value.
It is possilbe.