Lot 45
US Model 1855 Pistol Carbine by Springfield with Stock
Sale 1293 - Arms, Armor & Militaria
Oct 24, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

Sold for $3,000

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
US Model 1855 Pistol Carbine by Springfield with Stock
American Civil War

.58 caliber. 12" round barrel secured by a single barrel band. SN: 8. Bright finish, brass furniture, walnut stock. Single shot muzzleloading pistol with captive swivel ramrod, detachable shoulder stock and Maynard automatic priming mechanism. Lock marked U.S./SPRINGFIELD, tape primer magazine marked with a {Spread Winged Eagle} and dated at 1856 at tail. Breech plug tang dated 1855. Rear of butt cap with mating number 8. No cartouche visible on counterpane. Missing the original leaf rear sight, with a replacement fixed rear sight in the dovetail. Fixed front sight blade. Single swivel on barrel band, sling ring on butt. Includes an 1855 pattern detachable brass mounted walnut stock with sling swivel in toe. Attachment collar is not numbered.

Only 4,021 these unique pistol carbines were produced circa 1855-1857 at Springfield Arsenal and these were one of the very few models of handguns to ever be produced there.

From the Collection of George Oldenbourg
Condition Report

Good. Bore fair, dark and pitted with no visible rifling. Metal with a dull pewter patina showing scattered surface oxidation and discoloration as well as some scattered pitting. Markings mostly clear in the metal with a weak eagle on the door. No cartouche visible on stock. Brass cleaned to bright with some old lacquer or similar protective added. Lock is mechanically functional as is the tape priming mechanism, which is complete. Stock with moderate wear, showing rounded edges and an old sanding. The grip shows the typical impressions in the wood from the shoulder stock attachment collar. A large repaired crack is present at the rear of the lock, connecting with the iron backstrap and the stock shows numerous bumps, dings and mars. Buttstock cleaned, sanded and refinished with the brass similarly cleaned and coated. No visible mating number is present on the brass attachment collar. The toe swivel is replaced. Both wood and metal show numerous bumps, dings and mars. The attachment mechanism remains functional.


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