The barrel of this weapon has not been cleaned and has heavy mottling throughout. There is very little actual pitting. Just some small scattered spots. The front sight is present at the muzzle and the rear sight has both of the flip up leaves. The left flat of the breech is strongly stamped with “VP” and an eaglehead while the top of the breech is stamped “1864” over the letter “E.” The eagle on the bolster is light and barely visible due to the mottling. Nipple shows light wear. Bore has good rifling and is mostly clean. However, there is some built-up dirt in one small area about 5 inches from the muzzle that might cover some pitting.

The lockplate has been rubbed or cleaned as the mottling is very light compared to the rest of the iron on the weapon. Lock has a strong stamping of a spread-winged eagle between the letters “US” over “AMOSKEAG MFG. CO. / MANCHESTER N. H.” forward of the hammer with “1864” stamped behind it. Action is stiff but works properly. Lockplate screws and hammer screw show light wear. Hammer also appears to have been cleaned some.

The wood stock is in overall good condition. The flat opposite the lock shows no signs of a cartouche. There are some minor dings and dents from age and storage. There is also a closed crack running for approx. ½ an inch from the rear of the lockplate. Right side of the stock has old small chip behind the forward barrel band.

The iron buttplate, triggerguard and barrel bands have not been touched and match the barrel surface. The buttplate has a crisp “US” stamped on the tang while each band has a fair to good “U” stamping. The bands are held in place by screws and not band springs which is correct for the Type 1.  Both sling swivels are present.

The original straight shanked tulip head ramrod is present with a clipped end so the threads meant for attaching the cleaning tools are gone. [ad]

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