Of all of the guns in my Civil War collection, this has to be one of my favorite. And like the Pepperbox Pistols, this also came from my brothers collection. There are no markings on the gun, except from where it had a repair done, and the gunsmith etched his name in the barrel. I have had it appraised several times, and they all tell me that it dates around 1860, by the way it was made. Rifles like this came out of North West Virginia, now West Virginia, before the war. The barrel was hand made and rifled, 36 cal. and the wood and brass has all been hand fitted. It has a rear peep sight and a front hooded thin blade sight. Both hand made also. This could pass very easily as a sniper rifle. Very rare to find these types of sights. It is also equipped with double set triggers, and is perfectly balanced. Just a beautiful hand made rifle. I still shoot this one, and the sights are still dead on.
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