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100-400 USD
A muzzle loading pistol using a cap to ignite the powder charge
The artillery consisted of muzzle loading rifled cannons. The infantry carried, primarily, muzzle loading Springfield percussion cap rifles and socket bayonets. Officers carried percussion cap revolvers and a sword. Cavalry troopers fired breech loading Sharps carbines and percussion cap revolvers, and carried sabers instead of bayonets.
Most areas will allow a loaded muzzle loader in a vehicle so long as it is unprimed, (no powder in the pan, percussion cap or 209 primer) though not a safe idea, and you should always check with the local jurisdiction to be sure.
Muzzle loading guns must be loaded in parts though the end of the barrel. The method of igniting the gunpowder in a muzzle loader is different than modern guns in that it uses a primer cap or pan instead of hitting primer inside of a bullet shell. Muzzle loaders are neither center fire nor rim fire.
The standard US infantry weapon was the Springfield muzzle loading percussion cap rifle fitted with a ring socket bayonet. Most of the artillery was also of the rifled muzzle loading variety. Cavalry troops used the breech loading Sharps Carbine, plus a sabre, and a percussion cap revolver. Officers also carried a revolver and a sabre in lieu of a rifle.
i have a muzzle loader with the marking on it that says c28 jb made in Spain sn42834 hammer looks like a flint lock that hols a nipple type cap what type of gun is this and does it have and value
T/C Renegades are selling for between $150-200. Excellent rifles, but they are being overlooked in the rush to buy an in-line 209 primed rifle. Market for them has been down for past 3 years.
The standard infantry weapon was a muzzle loading Springfield percussion cap rifle. The cavalry fired a breach loading Sharps carbine. Most artillery field pieces were also rifled and muzzle loading.
$1,800 I can't imagine $1,800 for a T/C muzzle loader! This is obviously not the inexpensive Renegade Model which as used brings around $125 and like new might go for $250. Is this 54 caliber percussion Hawken Model a custom shop or commemorative model? <><><> Agree- depending on condition, these sell for around $200.
As with most of the battles of the Civil War, the artillery used muzzle loading rifled cannon. The infantry soldiers used a muzzle loading percussion cap rifle, with a socket bayonet, firing a .54 caliber minié ball, such as the Springfield. Officers carried a revolver and a sword. Cavalry troopers used a breech loading Sharps carbine, a percussion cap revolver, usually .44 caliber, and a sabre.