Guns of the Civil War -pic heavy
Just playing around with my photobucket again, so decided to post the area of US history that I have covered best in my collection. I have a bunch that were likely used, but didn't include, but it's a pretty sure bet that all of these, with the exception of the 1865 saw substantial action. Hope ya'll enjoy [:p]
US Model 1855 Springfield-1858 date
US Model 1861 Springfield-1861 date
US Model 1861 Springfiels-1862 date
US Model 1863 Springfield-1863 date
US Model 1863 Springfield-1864 date
US Model 1865 Springfield-1865 date
CS Richmond Armory-1863 date
US Model 1863 Remington
US Model 1860 Spencer
US Model 1863 Burnside
US Model 1855 Springfield-1858 date
US Model 1861 Springfield-1861 date
US Model 1861 Springfiels-1862 date
US Model 1863 Springfield-1863 date
US Model 1863 Springfield-1864 date
US Model 1865 Springfield-1865 date
CS Richmond Armory-1863 date
US Model 1863 Remington
US Model 1860 Spencer
US Model 1863 Burnside
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wow, thanks for posting them..they`re great, i used to have a couple of them about 20 years ago..wish i still did, but needed cash at the time. 0 -
That, is very impressive! You can almost "see, feel and hear" their history.[^] 0 -
What?? No Smith Carbine???[:0]
Nice collection0 -
nice to see some classics, "gun Porn" threads are usually bogged down with ARs, 1911s and bolt guns.
loved getting all dirty and Smokey, had a lot of fun came out looking like a spent a few hours working the old Pa. coal mines, and loved every minute0 -
My 1863 Smith Carbine.. 0 -
What no pistols? 0 -
Thanks for posting the pics! Nice collection. 0 -
Very cool!, but where is the Gatling Gun and the Sixteen Pounder[;)] 0 -
Great photos!
Makes me wonder how many Yankees took a .58 from one of those.
Not enough, unfortunately.0 -
More yankees were killed than rebels. 0 -
You could sell some of that old stuff and have enough money to buy yourself a new gun. [:D]
Nice collection. Thanks for posting it.0 -
Thanks for sharing what our forefathers used.[:D][:D]
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very cool pictures.
do they still shoot ?
how did you get them ?
how much did they cost ?
do they have serial numbers that you can trace their origins or history with ?0 -
quote:Originally posted by Civil Rights
very cool pictures.
do they still shoot ?
how did you get them ?
how much did they cost ?
do they have serial numbers that you can trace their origins or history with ?
To answer in order:
The 1862 dated Springfield still gets fired on a regular basis, the others I've let retire after their service.
Some of them have come from here, or other sites, some from gun shows, some from other local shops.
The CS Richmond was fairly pricey, but I picked up the others for under $2.5K each.
Only the Spencer, and Burnside have serial numbers. The Burnside comes back to the Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry, and the Spencer to the 11th Michigan Cavalry, carried by a soldier named Franklin Tiffany. Tiffany deserted, and took the Spencer with him. I have copies of his service records, including the bill the US Army sent him for the carbine, his revolver, and his duty gear.
No Smith carbine......yet [:)]0 -
Very interesting stuff. Thanks for the post and pics. 0 -
Beautiful guns! Thanks for posting. 0 -
Thanks for that. Awesome. 0 -
Very nice!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! 0 -
Nice collection. Thanks for posting it. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Civil Rights
very cool pictures.
do they still shoot ?
how did you get them ?
how much did they cost ?
do they have serial numbers that you can trace their origins or history with ?
dang, writting a book[:D][:o)] nice collection, thanks for sharing[8D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by chrishiher
What no pistols?
Only have a couple from the time frame, but here they are. I'm working on more [:)]
US Model 1836
US Model 1842
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