RARE SOUTH CAROLINA SURCHARGED PALMETTO IRON WORKS MODEL 1842 RIFLED-MUSKET

RARE SOUTH CAROLINA SURCHARGED PALMETTO IRON WORKS MODEL 1842 RIFLED-MUSKET

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Item Code: 1284-49

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Soon after declaring its independence on December 20, 1860, South Carolina hired William Glaze, founder of the Palmetto Armory of Columbia, South Carolina, to upgrade muskets in the state's arsenals. When asked to do this Glaze wrote: " I ame ready to doe any thing for the state or Confedret States you may see fit to order me". Glaze possessed rifling machinery and under the name Palmetto Iron Works he oversaw the rifling and sighting of over 4000 .69 caliber muskets; these were in the majority his own (1852-53) W. Glaze & Co. Palmetto muskets, but a significant number were Model 1842 muskets made at Harpers Ferry. The arm we are offering is one of the latter. This "re-arsenaled" firearm started life at Harpers Ferry Virginia as a smooth bore .69 caliber musket; by August of 1861 William Glaze at his Palmetto Iron Works had made the following modifications to it: they rifled it, added a long-range elevating rear sight, modified the ramrod for the conical projectile and finally surcharged the iron butt plate "SC".

This rifled-musket is in very fine 100% original condition. The 42-inch barrel has excellent deep rifling. The breech is marked with a "VP" and eagle and is dated "1853" on the tang. It has an impressive long-range elevating rear sight graduated to 800 yards. The metal surface is excellent, bright as made, with minor age blemishes and little pitting. The lock plate is stamped at the rear "HARPERS FERRY 1854" and ahead of the hammer an eagle sits atop "US". The walnut stock is in excellent condition with no breaks or repairs. There are 3 iron barrel bands and the ramrod, modified to accept the conical Minie ball, is threaded at the end. Both sling swivels are in place, and the iron butt plate is deeply surcharged "SC" for South Carolina. Rifled-muskets like this were issued to the first South Carolina Confederate volunteers heading for the theaters of war both East and West.  This particular example was found in the Richmond Virginia area. [pe]   [ph:L]

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