Firearm BS thread

I always took the 7AM classes.
Lectures from 7 to noon, then take off for the rest of the day.

 

if you drink screw drivers from 7-12 you deserve some off time

 

Usually it was Irish Coffee, if I'm honest.

 

does anybody on here specialize in civil war firearms? i got one from my uncles house when it was willed to my mother and was wondering about a source to decode some of the stamping on the reciever and barrell

 

Pics!!!

 

ill try computer acting funky with me posting pics rt now

 

i can't get my stupid phone to jive with my computer rt now but it has us springfield on the hammer plate on the rt side. WCCO and the serial number on the left side stamped into the barrell, reciever, and WCCO on the stock. also has 1864 stamped on the rt side on the hammer plate

 

Unfortunately I'm not the guy to help with identifying from the stamps etc, I just want to see pics of a part of American history

 

oh sorry it's apparently a 1864 springfield arms .58 cal i'm just trying to tell from the stamping if it was issued and if so to what unit i'm going to take it to a local gun shop there are a couple of guys there that are into civil war weapons

 

Chris does it look like this? There is a curator at the NRA museum that is extremely helpful with this type of weapon....

Depending on the condition and exact model they could be in the range of 3K...

The 1864 Springfield Armory .58 cal was referred to as the "Type II" and was produced during 1864-65. A total of 255,040 were made.

And here is the Wikipedia article describing it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Model_1863

 

thanks bruce yes it looks just like that i read the wikipedia article yesterday sadly it's not quite that pretty but has those markings but no one could tell me about the other markings it's nice to know the value but as a family eirloom it's not going anywhere you ought to see the other 2 i found burried under blankets in a closet in the attic. do you know how i could get in touch with this gentleman and are these rifles restorable?

 

The fuller Family donated a HUGE portion of his collection many years ago 1949 to the Chickamauga battlefield center.....

 

Restoring them kills the value in many cases people want these guns in original condition.....

 

actually looking more closely at it i discovered that where the percussion cap is on the pic you posted this one if you lift a tab by the hammer the whole block lifts up i've never seen one like this

 

Yes that would be a trap door type II I think....call this number (800) 672-3888

 

What are these others you speak of?

 

call during daytime hours or anytime?

 

Just built a new AR. Alg parts kit and trigger (milspec plus). Alg receiver extention and buffer/ spring. LMT 16" barrel(carbine), LMT FSB, LMT upper, LMT bolt, CMMG BC, magpul mlok handguard, BCM, mod 1 pistol grip, and a magpul CTR stock. All on an Anderson stripped lower. Probably going to go with an H2 buffer in the future though.

Just ordered 6 magazines for the HK USP 9mm Tactical. I'm good with the rest of my stuff. Probably get an extra barrel and some more ammo for everything though. I've got a handgun course at the end of the month I'll be needing more 9mm...

 

on the other side of the riffle there is a serial number and WCCO is repeatedly stamped

 

Day time I'm sure