SKU | Designation | French Law | Caliber | Shots | Barrel (cm) | Length (cm) | Weight (g) | MSRP | Stock |
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SKU DPS273 | Designation 1816 Harper's Ferry Rifle Colt Conversion Cal. .69 | French Law Vente libre | Caliber .69 PN | Shots 1 | Barrel (cm) 106 | Length (cm) 145 | Weight (g) 4300 |
MSRP
1817.00 € incl. tax
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Out of stock
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The Colt conversion uses the original light, which is threaded, and receives a chimney door fitted with an inspection screw to facilitate cleaning. The original hammer is replaced by a percussion hammer. Our Model 1816 features a steel plate and fittings with the Harper's Ferry 1816 inscriptions, the American Pigargue head and the letters US
Between 1848 and 1860 the arsenals of Springfield and Harper's Ferry transformed some 700,000 flintlock rifles into percussion models.
Our replica remains faithful to this conversion, fixed by the standards of Samuel Colt used between 1855 and 1858, several thousand rifles were bought at the depot of the US Army in New York.
Some 23,500 rifles, with rifled barrels, were shipped to Messina in Sicily in August 1860 to equip Garibaldi's supporters during the famous Thousand Expedition, but it is likely that only half were distributed. The remainder having served to equip the National Guards of various Sicilian cities.
The Bald Pigargue is the iconic bird of the United States of America.