Rifle Pedersoli Richmond 1862, Type III

It was produced using machinery and equipment transferred from Harper's Ferry Arsenal, which closed on April 18, 1861, in Richmond, the Confederate capital. Exactly on this occasion, the Richmond State Armory was founded and replaced the Virginia Manufactory Arms. This rifle was one of the most popular during the American Civil War, it was made on the basis of the American model 1855 with the Maynard tape ignition system. It is for this reason that the mechanism has a cantilever on the upper face, which however over the years and having seen its uselessness, has been lowered to simplify manufacture. Except for the profile of the lock, the brass butt plate and the original nose cap, the look of the Richmond rifle cannot help but recall that of the US model 1861, the corresponding infantry musket of the Northern Troops, which, looking at the design of the hammer, refers to the previous US 1855 The weapon is equipped with two sling loops, one inserting under the middle band and the other in front of the trigger guard. The butt is in walnut.

Pedersoli ball code: 036U523577