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Originally Posted by todd allen
That is definitely a cool looking rifle! I will have to find a way to take a closer look at one.
Back to the other guns, I have an original Sharpes in 50/70, and I have a Civil War Springfield (1864, I think) muzzle-loader made by Colt. Looks a lot like the one in the bottom picture.
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I recall a guy who had one of the Colt rifled muskets and it was like new. Does you gun have the same hammer as my Springfield '61? They made and issued those rifles in the white. When a unit was issued blued muskets sometimes they polished of the finish, thinking that the silver guns would flash in the sun.
When they were actually in line of battle, blazing away, I think they removed their bayonettes because they got in the way of the reloading process.
The soldiers seldom came into direct physical contact. There are records of, very, very few bayonette wounds. Way under .5%. If they got within a few feet of one another I think one side would usually break and run.
Have you shot your Colt and Sharps 50/70?