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.
The Springfield rifled Musket, Model 1855 had a caliber of 0.58-inch and was a single shot, muzzle-loading weapon.
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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.
The most common small arm at Gettysburg was the .58 caliber Springfield rifle musket model 1861. Many Confederates carried the .577 caliber Enfield rifled Musket. Several units carried the .69 caliber smoothbore. Cavalry were armed with .54 caliber Sharps carbines and a few lucky units under George Amstrong Custer were carrying the .52 caliber Spencer repeating carbine.
The musket of choice was the .69 Caliber, model 1766 Charleville flintlock musket which represented the State of the Art in military firearms. The US Model 1795 musket was a direct knock-off of the French weapon with production of about 150,000 weapons produced at Springfield and at Harpers Ferry.
.58 caliber Springfield musket .69 caliber Harpers Ferry Rifle '''Spencer carbine '''Henry repeating rifle '''Colt revolver '''Remington '''English Enfield rifle ''''''''''''''''''
1861 Springfield 58 caliber Rifle Musket 1858 Endfield 3 Band .577 caliber Rifle Musket Sharp's Carbine 50 caliber Sharp's rifle 50 caliber Burnside carbine 52 caliber Spencer repeating carbine 52 caliber Henry Repeating rifle 44-40 rimfire Model 1841 Mississippi Rifle 58 caliber Harper's Ferry 1840 conversion smoothbore 69 caliber (Buck and Ball) This list represents only the more popular rifles. Other firearms such as shotguns (which do not have rifled barrels) and handguns (revovlers) are not listed.
Many makers. Springfield Armory was one.
The model 1795 Springfield musket.
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.
I would guess it was a musket from the civil war in 58 caliber. if it now takes a shell it would probably be the 50/70 caliber which is what all the civil war musket were converted to. The year date 1869 would fall under the conversion era of the 58 cal. muskets. The 45/70 rifle did not come into it's own until about 1873
It's value is almost entirely dependant on the condition and history. I've seen them sell for as much as $5,000 and as little as $200.