For sale is a Springfield Model 1840 percussion musket in .69 Cal. Serial number- N/A. This rifle is in good condition considering it is over 170 years old! Refer to the photos for the condition. There are some carvings in the stock as well which appear to be very old! The bore is not rifled but is a smoothbore musket and is in good shape minus some sediment that should be able to be cleaned. It appears the barrel was cut down and the forend shortened/sporterized. This .69 caliber musket originally would have had a flintlock firing system and a 42-inch barrel before being converted to percussion, possibly before it ever left the factory. We believe this is a genuine Model 1840 that probably saw use in the American Civil War. This old Veteran needs a good home!

The Springfield Model 1840 was a flintlock musket manufactured by the United States during the mid-19th century. The .69 caliber musket had a 42-inch (107 cm) barrel, an overall length of 58 inches (147 cm), and a weight of 9.8 pounds (4.4 kg). More than 30,000 were produced by the Springfield and Harpers Ferry armories and two independent contractors between 1840 and 1846. The Model 1840 was the last flintlock musket produced at Springfield and Harpers Ferry armories. Many were converted to percussion lock before they made it to the field. Although produced as a smoothbore musket, most of the Model 1840s had their barrels rifled later, as the designers had anticipated.
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Barrel Length: 28.75
Bore condition: Good
Year Manufactured: 1843