Confederate Threaded Bolster Conversion Musket

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Confederate Threaded Bolster Conversion Musket

 

Confederate conversion of a Model 1816 smoothbore musket utilizing a threaded side-bolster percussion alteration. The lock is marked U.S. Starr with Middletown, Connecticut and dated 1832.

 

Steel components display a dark aged patina with minor pitting on the barrel. Inspector proof marks including U.S., LS, and P appear near the breech.

 

The hammer appears repurposed from a civilian rifle. The left side of the stock retains an oval inspector cartouche. The rear sling swivel is missing though the button-tip ramrod remains present.

 

Confederate alterations often combined original Federal components with locally manufactured parts to maintain serviceable weapons.

 

Converted Model 1816 muskets were among the most common stop-gap arms of the 1840s through early Civil War period. Originally produced as flintlocks, they were modernized through cone-in-barrel, side-bolster, or braised-bolster systems in order to extend their useful life after percussion ignition superseded the flint mechanism. These conversions are historically significant because they document the long service life of early U.S. military arms and the enormous demand for shoulder weapons in both state and national service.

 

Inventory Number: RIF 325

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