Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket Dated 1853 / SOLD

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Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket Dated 1853 – Inventory Number: RIF 190 / SOLD This Gun was one of 342 issued to West Point Cadets which were rifled and fitted with long range sights and sent to West Point to update the obsolete smoothbores used previously. .57 caliber, serial number 234 on the lower barrel band, walnut stock, bright steel fittings, marked on the butt plate tang “US” and “B/2”, marked on the trigger guard tang “40”, marked on the top of the lower barrel band “234”, lock marked “SPRING/FIELD/1853” with an eagle over “US”, barrel tang marked “1853”, rifled barrel, blued sight, the breech marked “V/P” over an eagle head, and a ramrod with a flared tip.  Stock has a few light dings and nicks, the bore is bright and in good condition with some scattered light pitting near the muzzle, the lock functions properly, and in overall good condition.   Inventory Number: RIF 190 / SOLD

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Side view of a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket, dated 1853, featuring a wooden stock, metal barrel, trigger mechanism, and two barrel bands, displayed on a white background.
Side view of a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket, dated 1853, showing the wooden stock, metal barrel, trigger guard, and a numbered tag below the trigger.
Close-up of the lock mechanism on a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket dated 1853, showing an engraved eagle, "U.S.", and stamped markings. / SOLD.
Close-up of a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket dated 1853, featuring a wooden stock, metal lock mechanism, and a yellow tag on the trigger guard. / SOLD.
Close-up of a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket, dated 1853, showing inspection stamps on the wooden stock.
Close-up of a metallic cylinder with "234" engraved on a silver band, part of the Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket dated 1853 (SOLD).
A close-up of the barrel and action of a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket, dated 1853, with wooden stock and metal hardware, shown against a white background.
A Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket dated 1853, featuring a wooden stock, metal barrel, and iron sights, is displayed on a white background.
A Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket (dated 1853), featuring a wooden stock and metal barrel, is photographed from the side against a white background.
Close-up of the metal buttplate on a Springfield Armory Model 1851 Cadet Rifled Musket Dated 1853, featuring a slotted screw and stamped markings "TS", "B", and "2" on the wooden rifle stock.

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