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bigbosky
My roomate has a model 1860 U.S. Bridesburg.
Can anyone give me an idea of what its worth?
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  • bigbosky
    I have an old 33 cal. muzzleloader(cap & Ball)with the name N. H. Coons scribed into the barrel. Has anyone else ever heard of that maker?

    William Johns
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  • 22WRF
    Here is some info in the Bridesburg from another forum.
    Maybe it will help in getting the value
    It does give a very good discripton on aBirdesburg

    Caplock bore .641" inside smooth bore 34" bore length 50" overall length Round tapered barrel Measures 1 1/8" across short flats at the breach a little over 3/4" at the muzzle Front sight small Brass (? ) blade about 1/16" high 1/4" long Rear sight none. 3/8 wooden ramrod held in a small band beneath the bore, and extending into a round metal socket in the fore end. no barrel band, the stock tapers to an end 11" ahead of the trigger guard barrel is retained with a small pin, not a wedge, and a single screw at the breach Lock bears the American Eagle with a sheaf of grain and a vine(? ) in its talons. 1864 is stamped to the rear of the hammer. US BRIDESBURG is stamped below the nipple just ahead of the eagle. Trigger guard starts off 1/4" round flattens out to 1" below the trigger, then returns to 1/4" round But plate is slightly curved one screw on top, one in the butt. Can you identify this arm? Could it have been used in the Finian raids?

    Answer:
    Sir- Your gun started off as a standard U.S. Model 1861 .58 caliber rifle musket with a 40 inch barrel. It is one of 98,464 delivered by Alfred Jenks & Son 1861-65. After the Civil War these flooded the surplus market and surplus dealers shortened them and bored them out smooth for use as shotguns. They have little value to collectors other than as parts or as decorators. It is remotely possible it was a gun used by the "Fenians" in their raid on Canada, and subsequently altered. Most likely it was purchased at a surplus auction and converted, then shipped to Canada for sale. John Spangler




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  • captkirk3@dslextreme.com
    BRIDESBURG MACHINE WORKS--Shops at Bridesburg and Philidelphia, Pa. Musket Contractors for Springfield muskets during the Civil War. There were 98,464 stands delivered of the 100,000 contracted for. Controlled by Alfred and Barton J. Jenks...
    Depending upon condition this Musket could be worth from $50.00 to $2500.00...Not enough discription to assign a value......Best....

    Captain Kirk, Tech Staff
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